Scarletina bolete
Neoboletus luridiformis
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Neoboletus luridiformis
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Under the cap
- Pores
- Cap
- Domed
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Broadleaf forest, Conifer forest
- Spore print
- Brown, Olive
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Its old name Boletus erythropus meant 'red foot'; in 2014 DNA studies moved it into a new genus, Neoboletus.
- Many boletes turn blue when cut, because pigments in their flesh react with oxygen from the air.
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Similar fungi
- Satans bolete
Rubroboletus satanas
- Bay bolete
Imleria badia
- Bitter beech bolete
Caloboletus calopus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26203718 · All fungi · All entries