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bilious bolete
Rubroboletus legaliae
25 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
Devil's BoleteRubroboletus satanas
Deceiving BoleteSuillellus queletiiStudy checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 395 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 395 |
| United Kingdom | 34 |
| England | 34 |
| Russia | 12 |
| Germany | 10 |
| Hessen | 8 |
| France | 6 |
| Italy | 6 |
| Isole | 6 |
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
| 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 | Rubroboletus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: FungiTastic metadata (BSD-3-Clause repository; dataset terms require verification)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise bilious bolete with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.