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Dark Bitter Bolete

Caloboletus conifericola

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Washington.January 11, February 10, March 11, April 15, May 19, June 15, July 12, August 56, September 49, October 15, November 9, December 11.
United States248
Washington147
Oregon67
Canada47
British Columbia44
Alaska27
California22
Idaho11
Alberta3
Mexico1

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
GenusBitter Boletes · Caloboletus

Sources

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