Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Boletaceae
Species: Xerocomellus chrysenteron (Bull.) Šutara

Synonyms:

Boletus chrysenteron Boletus chrysenteron f. aereomaculatus Boletus chrysenteron var. aureomaculatus Boletus communis Boletus pascuus Cap Tyllog Craciog Coch Xerocomus chrysenteron Xerocomus chrysenteron f. aereomaculatus Xerocomus chrysenteron var. reliculatipes Xerocomus communis

Common Name:

Red Cracking Bolete

A much over-recorded species now known to consist of a number of species. B.chrysenteron is thought only to occur under conifers and only occasionally under broadleaves

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (270) Quercus (124) Tilia (23) Corylus avellana (17) Acer pseudoplatanus (14) Tilia x vulgaris (14) Quercus petraea (10) Larix (9) Betula pendula (8) Aesculus hippocastanum (7) Pinus sylvestris (6) Fraxinus excelsior (6) Taxus baccata (5) Pinus (5) Picea sitchensis (4) Abies procera (4) Acer (3) Tsuga heterophylla (2) Pseudotsuga menziesii (2) Quercus robur (2) Populus (2) Cupressus macrocarpa (2) Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (2) Cedrus libani (2) Cedrus deodara (2) Castanea sativa (2) Sequoiadendron giganteum (1) Abies (1) Acer platanoides (1) Crataegus monogyna (1) Betula pubescens (1) Ilex aquifolium (1) Quercus ilex (1) Betula (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (68) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (35) Woodland: mixed (34) Woodland: mixed, plantation (27) Woodland: broadleaved (19) Woodland and scrub (17) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (15) Parkland and scattered trees (13) Woodland (10) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (10) Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (9) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (9) Other artificial habitats (4) Neutral grassland: semi-improved (3) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2) Woodland: mixed, plantation, high forest (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Acid grassland (1) Acid grassland: semi-improved (1) Bog: raised (1) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: intact hedge (1) Built-up areas (1) Neutral grassland (1) Quercus petraea-Betula pubescens-Dicranum majus woodland (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (181) Soil Grassy (73) Soil Leaves (63) Soil Mossy (42) Soil Needle (4) Wood (2) Leaf Litter (1) Mulch (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) April (2) May (1) June (3) July (37) August (152) September (140) October (107) November (42)