Neoboletus luridiformis
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Neoboletus luridiformis, also previously known as Boletus luridiformis and (invalidly) as Boletus erythropus, is a fungus of the bolete family, all of which produce mushrooms with tubes and pores beneath their caps. It is found in Northern Europe and North America, and is commonly known as the scarletina bolete, for its red pores, which are yellow when young.[1] Other common names include the red foot bolete, dotted stemmed bolete, or dotted stem bolete.[2]
Neoboletus luridiformis | |
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N. luridiformis, Ukraine | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Neoboletus |
Species: | N. luridiformis |
Binomial name | |
Neoboletus luridiformis (Rostk.) Gelardi, Simonini & Vizzini (2014) | |
Synonyms | |
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Neoboletus luridiformis | |
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Pores on hymenium | |
Cap is convex | |
Hymenium is adnate | |
Stipe is bare | |
Spore print is olive-brown | |
Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
Edibility is edible but not recommended |
While edible when cooked properly, it can cause vomiting and diarrhea if not. Where the two species coincide, it can be confused with the moderately poisonous Rubroboletus satanas.[3]