Biology:Boletus purpureus

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Short description: Species of fungus

Boletus purpureus
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B. purpureus
Binomial name
Boletus purpureus
Pers. (1825)

Boletus purpureus, commonly known as the purple boletus, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in Europe, where it grows in mixed woods,[1] it was originally described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1825.[2] The fruit bodies are poisonous if they are eaten raw.[1]

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Outen AR. (1987). "Profiles of fungi 3". Mycologist 1 (2): 74–5. doi:10.1016/S0269-915X(87)80050-2. 
  2. Persoon CH. (1825). Mycologia Europaea. 2. Erlangen, Germany: Palm. p. 143. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4094248 entry