Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Boletaceae
Species: Hortiboletus rubellus (Krombh.) Simonini, Vizzini & Gelardi

Synonyms:

Boletus rubellus Boletus sanguineus Boletus versicolor Cap Tyllog Rhuddem Xerocomellus rubellus Xerocomus rubellus Xerocomus versicolor

Common Name:

Ruby Bolete

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (2) Corylus avellana (1) Quercus (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (1) Woodland and scrub (1) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural, high forest (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil Grassy (3) Soil (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: March (2) August (3) September (1)