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Boletus calopus Pers., Syn. meth. fung. (Göttingen) 2: 513 (1801)

Boletus pachypus sensu Dennis, Orton & Hora [TBMS 43(Suppl.), 1960], sensu auct. brit.
Boletus olivaceus Schaeff., Fung. bavar. palat. nasc. (Ratisbonae) 4: 77 (1774)

Habitat: On acidic soil in mixed deciduous woodland, usually associated with Fagus and less often Quercus or Salix spp. Rarely reported with conifers such as Picea abies.

Notes: Occasional but widespread. The illustration in B&K3 may not show Boletus calopus and is possibly a form of B. speciosus fide G. Kibby (pers. comm.).

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

Vouchers: England: K(M) 67027; Scotland: K(M) 108413; Wales: K(M) 108411; Other: Isle of Man: K(M) 108412

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 202
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 59
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 37
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 429
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 232

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