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Boletus rhodopurpureus Smotl., 1952 (Oldrose Bolete)

1992 (Provisional) Red Data List Vulnerable
2007 (Draft) Red Data List EN/B

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Dickson, G. & Leonard, A., 1996 (Photograph) Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota

Boletus rhodopurpureus may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)
BOLETALES
(spongecap taodstools and their relatives)
BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)
Boletus
(a genus of boletes)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Boletus rhodopurpureus is associated with:

Photos fruitbody Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae) fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos fruitbody Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Boletus rhodopurpureus:

Boletus rhodopurpureus may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)
BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)
Boletus
(a genus of boletes)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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