Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Suillellus luridus (Schaeff.) Murrill
Synonyms: Boletus luridus
Boletus luridus var. luridus
Boletus rubeolarius
Dictyopus luridus
Leccinum luridum
Leccinum rubeolarium
Tubiporus luridus
Tubiporus luridus var. rubriceps
Common Name: Lurid Bolete


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Suillellus luridusPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (15)
Corylus avellana (7)
Quercus (5)
Tilia (4)
Quercus petraea (2)
Quercus ilex (2)
Betula pendula (2)
Picea (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Tilia x vulgaris (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Parkland and scattered trees (4)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (3)
Woodland (2)
Woodland: mixed (2)
Boundaries: defunct hedge (1)
Boundaries: intact hedge (1)
Built up area, domestic (1)
Grassland: calcareous, upland (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (1)
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation, high forest (1)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Grassy (14)
Soil Mossy (4)
Leaf Litter (3)
Soil (2)
Soil Leaves (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (4)
March (3)
June (1)
July (5)
August (22)
September (9)
October (2)