Boletus impolitus Fr.
(Iodine Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBoletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
GenusBoletus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete) :
1: Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
21 Aug 2009 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
3 fruitbodies under Pedunculate Oak
Image 1: Cap and tubes - LSImage 2: FruitbodiesImage 3: Fruitbody - in situ - side viewImage 4: Fruitbody - in situ - top viewImage 5: Fruitbody - lain down to show stipe and pore surfaceImage 6: Fruitbody - LSImage 7: Fruitbody - old - in situ - side viewImage 8: Fruitbody - old - in situ - top viewImage 9: Fruitbody - old - upturned to show pore surfaceImage 10: Stipe - close-upImage 11: Cap surface (margin) - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 13: Stipe surface (apex) - close-up - enlargedImage 14: Spores - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - highly magnified
2: Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
4 Sep 1999 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: FruitbodyImage 4: Fruitbody - LSImage 5: Pores - magnifiedImage 6: Pores - magnified (2)Image 7: Pores - magnified (3)Image 8: Pores - highly magnifiedImage 9: Pore surfaceImage 10: StipeImage 11: Stipe (2)Image 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - magnified (2)Image 14: Spores - highly magnified
3: Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
17 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
under oak
Image 1: Cap - oblique view - close-up - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pores and stipe - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing pores and stipe - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - young - LSCap - mature - LSImage 5: Fruitbody - young - oblique view - in situImage 6: Pores - mature - close-up - enlargedImage 7: Pores - young - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Basidia in tube - magnifiedImage 9: Cystidium and basidium in tube - magnified

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2002 Boletus impolitus Vol 3 (3) Page: Front cover

Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Boletus impolitus (Iodine Bolete)
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