Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Boletaceae
Species: Chalciporus piperatus (Bull.) Bataille

Synonyms:

Boletus piperatus Ixocomus piperatus Leccinum piperatum Suillus piperatus Xerocomus piperatus

Common Name:

Peppery Bolete

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Betula pendula (11) Betula (6) Quercus (5) Fagus sylvatica (3) Picea sitchensis (2) Larix (2) Cedrus libani (2) Cedrus deodara (2) Picea abies (1) Amanita muscaria (1) Quercus cerris (1) Quercus petraea (1) Pinus sylvestris (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (6) Woodland (3) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (2) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (2) Other artificial habitats (1) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1) Woodland: mixed (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (14) Soil (13) Soil Leaves (2) Soil Needle (2) Soil Mossy (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (1) July (1) August (11) September (19) October (13) November (5)