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rusty bolete

Xerocomus ferrugineus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 184, February 136, March 214, April 336, May 484, June 528, July 565, August 486, September 357, October 266, November 146, December 114.
United States3,835
Alaska3,816
Russia42
Germany27
Poland18
Switzerland17
France12
Arizona9
Italy9
Brandenburg9

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
GenusXerocomus

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