Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae
Species: Tylopilus felleus (Bull.) P. Karst.
Synonyms: Boletus alutarius
Boletus felleus
Tylopilus alutarius
Tylopilus felleus var. alutarius
Common Name: Bitter Bolete


An ectomycorrhizal species
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Tylopilus felleus

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records:
Quercus (8)
Betula (2)
Fagus sylvatica (2)
Habitat (where recorded) & number of records:
Woodland: broadleaved (2)
Woodland: broadleaved, semi-natural (2)
Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (2)
Substrate (where recorded) & number of records:
Soil Mossy (7)
Soil (1)
Months recorded in & number of records:
August (3)
September (6)
October (1)