Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rusty bolete 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
- Xerocomus subtomentosus
- Boletus oregonensis
- Hortiboletus engelii
- Xerocomus tenax
- Hortiboletus bubalinus
- Xerocomellus pruinatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Genus
- Xerocomus
- Species
- Xerocomus ferrugineus
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