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bluefoot bolete

Xerocomellus cisalpinus

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 Alaska.January 65, February 48, March 76, April 119, May 172, June 187, July 200, August 172, September 127, October 94, November 52, December 40.
United States1,353
Alaska1,353
New Zealand119
Canterbury Region110
Germany65
Brandenburg37
Italy24
United Kingdom20
England19
Hungary19

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • 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

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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