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Mattock, G., 2003

Boletus satanas mycorrhizal with Helianthemum?

Describes the finding of Boletus satanas and B. radicans (as well as B. luridus for which such behaviour is well documented) on St. Catherine's Hill, in Hampshire, growing in open downland, hundreds of yards from any tree and presumed to be mycorrhizal with Helianthemum nummularium(Common Rockrose).

Journal Field Mycology
Volume Volume 4 (3)
Page range 78-79
Illustrations Colour photographs.

Malcolm Storey

Taxonomic Scope

Boletus satanas Lenz, 1831 (Devil’s Bolete) Identification Current
Boletus radicans Pers., 1801 (Rooting Bolete) Background Reading Current
Helianthemum nummularium ssp. nummularium (L.) Miller (Common Rock-rose) Background Reading Current Some mycorrhizal fungal associates.

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