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Devil's Bolete

Rubroboletus satanas

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 64, February 48, March 74, April 117, May 169, June 184, July 197, August 170, September 124, October 93, November 51, December 40.
United States1,331
Alaska1,331
Germany70
Italy58
Spain44
France41
Switzerland29
United Kingdom22
England22
Russia20

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • Toxic to humansListed as toxic or not suitable as food for humans by a harvested source.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
GenusRubroboletus

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