Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Boletus badius Pers.
Synonyms: Boletus badiorufus
Ixocomus badius
Xerocomus badiorufus
Xerocomus badius
Common Name: Bay Bolete
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Boletus badiusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
Photographer: © David Mitchel

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Pinus sylvestris (27)
Quercus (26)
Picea sitchensis (22)
Fagus sylvatica (19)
Larix (16)
Quercus petraea (7)
Pinus (4)
Corylus avellana (3)
Abies alba (2)
Tsuga heterophylla (2)
Beech (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (17)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (16)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (11)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (6)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (2)
Woodland: coniferous (2)
Bog (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Recently felled woodland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (33)
Soil Mossy (12)
Soil Leaves (10)
Soil Grassy (9)
Soil Needle (9)
Soil bare (7)
Soil Peat (1)
Stump (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
June (2)
August (16)
September (31)
October (29)
November (23)
December (1)