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Rubroboletus haematinus

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Kingdom
  
Fungi

Class
  
Agaricomycetes

Family
  
Boletaceae

Rank
  
Species

Division
  
Basidiomycota

Order
  
Boletales

Genus
  
Rubroboletus

Rubroboletus haematinus

Similar
  
Boletus pulcherrimus, Suillellus amygdalinus, Rubroboletus, Caloboletus, Suillellus

Rubroboletus haematinus is a bolete fungus of the genus Rubroboletus. First described scientifically in 1976 by Roy Halling as a species of Boletus, in 2015 it was transferred to Rubroboletus, a genus circumscribed the year previously to contain other allied reddish colored, blue-staining bolete species. It is found in the western United States.

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Rubroboletus haematinus Wikipedia