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Xanthoconium purpureum

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Xanthoconium purpureum is a species of bolete fungus in the genus Xanthoconium. It was described as new to science in 1962 by Wally Snell and Esther Dick in 1962. It is found in eastern North America, where it fruits under oak, sometimes in oak-pine forests.

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Family: Boletaceae

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Name: Xanthoconium purpureum
Slug: xanthoconium-purpureum
Kingdom: Fungi
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Xanthoconium
Species: purpureum
Propagule type: seed
Container suitable: No
Indoor suitable: No
OSSI pledged: No
Hazard level: 1
Data completeness: 28

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