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Ruby Bolete

Hortiboletus rubellus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 105, February 78, March 122, April 192, May 277, June 302, July 323, August 278, September 204, October 152, November 83, December 65.
United States3,332
Alaska2,179
Illinois625
Georgia536
Missouri296
Louisiana283
Germany196
Texas141
Mississippi132
Iowa128

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
GenusHortiboletus

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