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boletes
Boletaceae
The Boletaceae are a family of mushroom-forming fungi, primarily characterised by small pores on the spore-bearing hymenial surface (at the underside of the mushroom), instead of gills as are found in most agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as the agarics, the family is renowned for hosting some prime edible species highly sought after by mushroom hunters worldwide, such as the cep or king bolete (Boletus edulis). A number of rare or threatened species are also present in the family, that have become the focus of increasing conservation concerns. As a whole, the typical members of the family are commonly known as boletes.
Boletes are a group of mushrooms reasonably safe for human consumption, as none of them are known to be deadly to adults. Edible bolete species are especially suitable for novice collectors, since they pose little danger of being confused with deadly poisonous mushrooms, such as deadly Amanita species which bear gills instead of pores in their hymenial surface. Some boletes are toxic and may cause gastrointestinal poisoning if consumed, but these are unlikely to be confused with popular edible species in the family.
50 branches of this family, most-observed first
Boletoideae
subfamilyBoletoideae
Leccinoideae
subfamilyLeccinoideae
Suillelloideae
subfamilySuillelloideae
Xerocomoideae
subfamilyXerocomoideae
Baorangia
genusBaorangia
Chalciporoideae
subfamilyChalciporoideae
Hemileccinum
genusHemileccinum
Austroboletoideae
subfamilyAustroboletoideae
Zangioideae
subfamilyZangioideae
Pseudoboletus
genusPseudoboletus
Gastroboletus
genusGastroboletus
Imperator
genusImperator
Bothia
genusBothia
Phylloporopsis
genusPhylloporopsis
Australopilus
genusAustralopilus
Gymnogaster
genusGymnogaster
Amoenoboletus
genusAmoenoboletus
Crocinoboletus
genusCrocinoboletus
Durianella
genusDurianella
Mycoamaranthus
genusMycoamaranthus
Spongispora
genusSpongispora
Tropicoboletus
genusTropicoboletus
Tubosaeta
genusTubosaeta
Mackintoshia
genusMackintoshia
Brasilioporus
genusBrasilioporus
Solioccasus
genusSolioccasus
Wakefieldia
genusWakefieldia
Turmalinea
genusTurmalinea
Binderoboletus
genusBinderoboletus
Boletochaete
genusBoletochaete
Castellanea
genusCastellanea
Carolinigaster
genusCarolinigaster
Jimtrappea
genusJimtrappea
Hourangia
genusHourangia
Phylloboletoideae
subfamilyPhylloboletoideae
Phaeogyroporus
genusPhaeogyroporus
Longistriata
genusLongistriata
Rhodactina
genusRhodactina
Setogyroporus
genusSetogyroporus
Ixechinus
genusIxechinus
Kombocles
genusKombocles
Niveoboletus
genusNiveoboletus
Hemilanmaoa
genusHemilanmaoa
Cacaoporus
genusCacaoporus
Pseudobaorangia
genusPseudobaorangia
Singeromyces
genusSingeromyces
Rhodobolites
genusRhodobolites
Paxillogaster
genusPaxillogaster
Gastroleccinum
genusGastroleccinum
Sirindhornea
genusSirindhornea
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the old herbals & bestiaries
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.331
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.332
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.339
Illustrations of Fungi which Grow in Bavaria and the Palatinate around Ratisbon, Vols 1–2
Jacob Christian Schaeffer; C.H. Persoon (ed.) · 1800 · p.357
In the stacks
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 48702.