Boletes Flashcards
Orange oak bolete
Leccinum aurantiacum
Aurantius - orange
Orange birch bolete
Leccinum verispelle
Versipellis - changing appearance
Brown birch bolete
Leccinum scabrum
Scabrously - rough “scabby”
Mottled bolete
Leccinum varicolor
Vari - various (colours)
Bitter bolete
Tylopilus felleus
Fellus - bitter tasting
Penny bun
Boletus edulis
Edulis - edible
Bitter beech bolete
Caloboletus calopus
Calo pus - beautiful foot
Rooting bolete
Caloboletus radicans
Radicans - rooting
Inkstain bolete
Cyanoboletus pulverulentus
Pulverulentus - covered in white powder
Rusty bolete
Xerocomus ferrugineus
Ferreus - rusty, rust coloured
Suede bolete
Xerocomus subtormentosus
Sub - not quite tormentos - covered in short twisted hairs
Ruby bolete
Hortiboletus rubellus
Rubus - ruby red
Red cracking bolete
Xerocomellus chrysenteron
Chrysenteron - golden on the inside (seen through the cracks)
Sepia bolete
Xerocomellus porosporus
Porosporus - spores with an apical pore
Matt bolete
Xerocomellus pruinatus
Prunus - covered in fine frosting
Parasitic bolete
Pseudoboletus parasiticus
Parasiticus - parasitic
Bay bolete
Imleria badia
Badia - bay brown
Larch bolete
Suillus grevillei
Person
Slippery jack
Suillus luteus
Luteus - golden yellow (orange)