MycoKey : the genus Boletus

Generic short diagnoses: Fleshy, ectotrophic boletes, with fine to coarse, sinuate or attached, poroid hymenophore; often staining in bluish hues; spores mostly brownish and more or less cylindrical, smooth to indistinctly ornamented.


Species example:


Boletus edulis - DK: spiselig rørhat UK: Penny Bun / Cep
Photo and © Jens H. Petersen
Denmark, JHP-82.158

The picture originates from the interactive internet version of MycoKey.
Here you will also find a larger picture along with a detailed generic description. The picture is also present on the MycoKey 2.0 DVD.

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