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Dusky bolete
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus
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About
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus, commonly known as the dusky bolete, is a rare fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae. With its purple-brown cap and stem, P. porphyrosporus is not easy to spot, despite its large size. It is a large brown bolete. Found in Europe and North America in summer and autumn, the species occurs under trees.
- Family
- Boletaceae
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- Name
- Porphyrellus porphyrosporus
- Slug
- porphyrellus-porphyrosporus
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Genus
- Porphyrellus
- Species
- porphyrosporus
- Wikidata QID
- Q1187583
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 28
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