Kingdom Fungi Class Agaricomycetes Family Boletaceae Rank Species | Division Basidiomycota Order Boletales Genus Boletus | |
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Similar Rubroboletus rhodoxanthus, Rubroboletus legaliae, Rubroboletus lupinus, Rubroboletus rubrosanguineus, Imperator torosus | ||
Boletus purpureus, commonly known as the purple boletus, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in Europe, where it grows in mixed woods, it was originally described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1825. The fruit bodies are poisonous if they are eaten raw.
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