Xerocomus silwoodensis A.E. Hills, U. Eberh. & A.F.S. Taylor
(Poplar Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Xerocomus silwoodensis (Poplar Bolete)
Genus	Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)
Family	BOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Xerocomus silwoodensis is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Boletaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Boletaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M.	2011	Fungi associated with Poplars	Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.
	Taylor, A.F.S., Hills, A.E., Simonini, G., Munoz, J.A., & Eberhardt, U.	2007	Xerocomus silwoodensis sp. nov., a new species within the European X. subtomentosus complex	Mycol. Res. Vol 111 (4): 403-408.

Xerocomus silwoodensis (Poplar Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Xerocomus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xerocomus silwoodensis (Poplar Bolete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xerocomus silwoodensis (Poplar Bolete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Xerocomus silwoodensis is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)