Caloboletus rubripes

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Boletus rubripes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Boletaceae
Genus:
Boletus
Species:
B. rubripes
Binomial name
Boletus rubripes
Boletus rubripes
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Pores on hymenium
Spore print is olive-brown

Boletus rubripes, or Bitter Bolete or Red-Stemmed Bitter Bolete, is a mushroom in the Boletaceae family. It is non-toxic but is so bitter as to be inedible.[1]

It has a very strong bluing reaction when handled [2]and forms mycorrhizal relationships, primarily with conifers. [1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Arora D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd edition). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 0-89815-169-4.
  2. ^ [hhttp://mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Boletus_rubripes.html "California Fungi—Boletus rubripes"]. MykoWeb. Retrieved 2011-04-15.

External links

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