Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Boletus aestivalis (Paulet) Fr.
Synonyms: Boletus edulis f. reticulatus
Boletus edulis subsp. reticulatus
Tubiporus aestivalis
Common Name:
An ectomycorrhizal species
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Boletus aestivalisPhotographer: © Anton Poler
Photographer: © Anton Poler

Photographer: © Anton Poler
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: mixed (3)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (2)
Months recorded in & number of records:
July (1)
September (2)
October (1)