Rubroboletus lupinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Rubroboletus |
Species: | R. lupinus
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Binomial name | |
Rubroboletus lupinus (
Fr.) Costanzo, Gelardi, Simonini & Vizzin (2015)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Rubroboletus lupinus | |
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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 unknown |
Rubroboletus lupinus, commonly known as the wolf bolete, is a bolete fungus of the genus Rubroboletus. Originally described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1838 as species of Boletus, it was transferred to Rubroboletus in 2015, [2] a genus circumscribed to host other allied reddish-colored, blue-staining bolete species forming a distinct clade. [3] The species epithet is derived from the Latin word lupus, meaning "wolf".
Molecular studies have revealed considerable genetic variation among European populations of R. lupinus, placing it in a clade sister to Rubroboletus dupainii. [4] The species is found in warm broad-leaved forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with various species of oak ( Quercus) and sweet chestnut ( Castanea).
Rubroboletus lupinus | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Rubroboletus |
Species: | R. lupinus
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Binomial name | |
Rubroboletus lupinus (
Fr.) Costanzo, Gelardi, Simonini & Vizzin (2015)
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Synonyms [1] | |
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Rubroboletus lupinus | |
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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 unknown |
Rubroboletus lupinus, commonly known as the wolf bolete, is a bolete fungus of the genus Rubroboletus. Originally described by Elias Magnus Fries in 1838 as species of Boletus, it was transferred to Rubroboletus in 2015, [2] a genus circumscribed to host other allied reddish-colored, blue-staining bolete species forming a distinct clade. [3] The species epithet is derived from the Latin word lupus, meaning "wolf".
Molecular studies have revealed considerable genetic variation among European populations of R. lupinus, placing it in a clade sister to Rubroboletus dupainii. [4] The species is found in warm broad-leaved forests, forming ectomycorrhizal associations with various species of oak ( Quercus) and sweet chestnut ( Castanea).