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Boletus edulis Bull., Herb. Fr. (Paris) 2: tab. 60 (1782) [1781-82]

Boletus solidus Sowerby, Col. fig. Engl. Fung. Mushr. (London) 3: tab. 419 (1809)
Leccinum edule (Bull.) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 647 (1821)
Boletus edulis var. laevipes Massee, Brit. Fung.-Fl. (London) 1: 284 (1892)
Boletus edulis var. betulicola Vassilkov, Edible and poisonous fungi cent. Eur. dist. U.S.S.R: 46 (1948)
Boletus edulis f. arcticus Vassilkov, Bekyi Grib: 16 (1966)
Boletus edulis f. betulicola (Vassilkov) Vassilkov, Bekyi Grib: 13 (1966)
Boletus betulicola (Vassilkov) Pilát & Dermek, Hribovité Huby [Boletaceous Fungi]: 96 (1974)
Boletus edulis subsp. trisporus Watling, in Watling, Notes R. bot. Gdn Edinb. 33(2): 326 (1974)
Boletus edulis var. arcticus (Vassilkov) Hlaváček, C.C.H. 71(1): 9 (1994)

Habitat: On soil in woodland, associated with deciduous trees and conifers. Also known in grassland on calcareous soil, apparently associated with Helianthemum nummularium.

Notes: Common and widespread.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: c, ROI: c, Other: Isle of Man: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 79864; Scotland: K(M) 8241; NI: K(M) 81254; Other: Isle of Man: K(M) 108414

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 192-193
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 57
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 35
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 431
I:, in Sowerby, J., Coloured Figures of English Fungi or Mushrooms Vol.1 1: 50 pp. [pl. 1-120] (1796), pl. 111
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 247

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