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Dark Velvet Bolete

Tylopilus formosus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in New Zealand.January 99, February 98, March 152, April 283, May 271, June 89, July 20, August 2, September 0, October 1, November 7, December 38.
New Zealand1,060
Wellington Region196
Auckland Region192
West Coast Region134
Southland Region99
Otago Region87
Tasman Region79
Waikato Region68
Canterbury Region61
Northland Region47

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Bolete fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically boletes.Inferred from its group
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
Familyboletes · Boletaceae
GenusTylopilus

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Dark Velvet Bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.