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Lilac-brown bolete
Sutorius eximius
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Violet Gray BoleteTylopilus plumbeoviolaceus
reddish brown bitter boleteTylopilus rubrobrunneus
Bitter BoleteTylopilus felleus
Brown Birch-boleteLeccinum scabrum
Red-mouth BoleteNeoboletus subvelutipes
Bay BoleteImleria badia
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 899 |
|---|---|
| Canada | 296 |
| New York | 229 |
| Vermont | 147 |
| New Hampshire | 140 |
| Quebec | 107 |
| Maine | 104 |
| Ontario | 89 |
| Massachusetts | 63 |
| Nova Scotia | 51 |
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
| Kingdom | Fungi Including Lichens · Fungi |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Basidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota |
| Class | Mushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes |
| Order | boletes and allies · Boletales |
| Family | boletes · Boletaceae |
| Genus | Sutorius |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Lilac-brown bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.