Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus is a rare bolete fungus in the genus Rubroboletus, native to central and southern Europe. It was originally described in genus Boletus by Italian mycologist Carlo Luciano Alessio in 1985, but subsequently transferred to genus Rubroboletus by Zhao and colleagues (2015), on the basis of molecular evidence. Phylogenetically, R. pulchrotinctus is the sister-species of the better known Rubroboletus satanas, with which it shares several morphological features.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rubroboletus lupinus
- Butyriboletus fuscoroseus
- Rubroboletus eastwoodiae
- Rubroboletus legaliae — considered toxic
- Butyriboletus regius
- Butyriboletus querciregius
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Genus
- Rubroboletus
- Species
- Rubroboletus pulchrotinctus
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