Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Caloboletus calopus (Pers.) Vizzini
Synonyms: Boletus calopus
Boletus olivaceus
Common Name: Bitter Beech Bolete


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Caloboletus calopusPhotographer: © Mark Wright
Photographer: © Mark Wright

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (25)
Quercus (7)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (2)
Picea (1)
Quercus robur (1)
Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland: mixed (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (3)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (3)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (3)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Boundaries: intact hedge (1)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1)
Woodland (1)
Woodland and scrub (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (12)
Soil Leaves (6)
Soil Mossy (6)
Soil Grassy (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (2)
June (2)
July (1)
August (19)
September (20)
October (3)
November (1)