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Boletus is a genus of mushroom-producing fungi, comprising over 100 species. The genus Boletus was originally broadly defined and described by Carl Linnaeus

Boletus edulis (English: cep, penny bun, porcino) is a basidiomycete fungus, and the type species of the genus Boletus. It is prized as an edible mushroom

a distinct species under the name Boletus aureissimus. In 1936, Wally Snell reported finding a specimen of Boletus crassipes, another species described

Boletus pinophilus, commonly known as the pine bolete or pinewood king bolete, is a basidiomycete fungus of the genus Boletus found throughout Europe

bolete species that might be hallucinogenic is Boletus manicus. Biggane, Eric (2015-07-30). "Identifying Boletus Mushrooms". Wild Food UK. Retrieved 2024-07-15

Bulliard's 1791 Boletus rubeolarius is a heterotypic synonym (based on a different type). The following year, Johann Friedrich Gmelin called it Boletus subvescus

(pileipellis), and belong in a different porcini lineage. Boletus aereus is classified in Boletus section Boletus, alongside close relatives such as B. reticulatus

family (Boletaceae) and one of its most infamous members. It was known as Boletus satanas before its transfer to the new genus Rubroboletus in 2014, based

quality with a taste of soap. Until 2015, the species was known as Boletus rubellus. Boletus rubellus was one of the pored basidiomycetes to be placed in the

Neoboletus luridiformis, also previously known as Boletus luridiformis and (invalidly) as Boletus erythropus, is a fungus of the bolete family, most of