| Boletus | |
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| Butter-foot Bolete | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Phylum: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Boletus Bull., 1782 |
| Species | |
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Boletus is a genus of mushrooms from the Boletaceae family. The genus is known to contain various species of mushrooms that have pores and the Boletus mushrooms are typically called the "king of the mushrooms".
While many members are edible, there are some Boletus mushrooms that are deadly.
Species[]
While there are many species of Boletus mushrooms, only a handful have been given common names. The following species belong to the genus:
- Ontto Beltza, Boletus aereus
- Admirable Bolete, Boletus mirabilis
- Bay Bolete, Boletus badius
- Bitter Beech Bolete, Boletus calopus
- Brawny Bolete, Boletus torosus **
- Devil's Bolete, Boletus satanas **
- Dotted Stem Bolete, Boletus luridiformis
- Flaming Gold Bolete, Boletus auriflammeus
- Frost's Bolete / Apple Bolete, Boletus frostii)
- Ink Stain Bolete, Boletus pulverulentus
- Lurid Bolete, Boletus luridus
- Pine Bolete, Boletus pinophilus
- Queen Bolete, Boletus regineus
- Red-mouth Bolete, Boletus subvelutipes **
- Red-Pored Bolete, Boletus pulcherrimus **
- Red-stipe Bolete, Boletus rubripes
- Rooting Bolete, Boletus radicans
- Ruby Bolete, Boletus rubellus
- Sepia Bolete, Boletus porosporus
- Spring King Bolete, Boletus rex-veris
- Two-coloured Bolete / Red and Yellow Bolete, Boletus bicolor
- White King Bolete, Boletus barrowsii
- Zeller's Bolete, Boletus zelleri
- Purple Boletus, Boletus purpureus
- Summer Cep, Boletus reticulatus
- Butter-foot Bolete, Boletus auripes
- Porcini / Penny Bun, Boletus edulis
- ** - denotes poisonous and deadly mushroom species.
References[]
Template:Project Fungi Genera
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