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Russell's Bolete

Aureoboletus russellii

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 14, February 15, March 23, April 45, May 86, June 40, July 30, August 47, September 29, October 24, November 15, December 13.
United States1,097
Canada413
Ontario362
Michigan169
New York140
Mexico140
Maine135
Wisconsin92
Minnesota88
New Hampshire88

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
GenusAureoboletus

Sources

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