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Fungi

Summer cep

Boletus reticulatus

Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.

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Summer cep
Photo: Archenzo, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

At a glance

Scientific name
Boletus reticulatus
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Under the cap
Pores
Cap
Domed
Stem
Bare
Lives by
Partner of trees
Season
Spring, Summer, Autumn
Habitat
Broadleaf forest
Spore print
Brown, Olive
Difficulty in WildGuessr
Medium

Did you know?

  • It belongs to a small group of close relatives of the porcini, which scientists separate by microscope and DNA.
  • Fly and beetle larvae often tunnel through its fruit bodies, recycling them quickly.

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Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q26203726 · All fungi · All entries