Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Boletus edulis Bull.
Synonyms: Boletus betulicola
Boletus bulbosus
Boletus edulis f. arcticus
Boletus edulis f. betulicola
Boletus edulis f. laevipes
Boletus edulis subsp. trisporus
Boletus edulis var. arcticus
Boletus edulis var. betulicola
Boletus edulis var. bulbosus
Boletus edulis var. laevipes
Boletus edulis var. trisporus
Boletus persoonii
Boletus solidus
Cep
Leccinum edule
Penny Bun
Wicsen Gron
Common Name: Cep


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Boletus edulisPhotographer: © David Mitchel
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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Fagus sylvatica (153)
Quercus (34)
Pinus sylvestris (13)
Picea sitchensis (8)
Betula pendula (6)
Pseudotsuga menziesii (4)
Tilia (4)
Tilia x vulgaris (3)
Abies alba (2)
Abies procera (2)
Quercus petraea (2)
Pinus (2)
Pinus contorta (2)
Picea abies (1)
Larix decidua (1)
Betula pubescens (1)
Corylus avellana (1)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (33)
Woodland: mixed (23)
Woodland: coniferous, plantation (13)
Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (10)
Parkland and scattered trees (9)
Woodland and scrub (9)
Woodland (6)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (6)
Woodland: mixed, plantation (6)
Woodland: broadleaved (5)
Other artificial habitats (4)
Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (3)
Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (2)
Neutral grassland: semi-improved (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: plantation (2)
Neutral grassland (1)
Woodland: coniferous (1)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil (94)
Soil Mossy (19)
Soil Grassy (18)
Soil Leaves (11)
Soil Needle (2)
Tree (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
January (15)
March (3)
June (2)
July (11)
August (21)
September (55)
October (69)
November (33)
December (2)