Suillellus luridus (formerly Boletus luridus), commonly known as the lurid bolete, is a fungus of the family Boletaceae, found in calcareous broadleaved woodlands in Europe. Fruit bodies appear in summer and autumn and may be locally abundant. It is a firm bolete with an olive-brown cap up to 20 cm (8 in) in diameter, with small orange or red pores on the underside (yellow when young).
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Distribution
Widespread and common
Habitat
In open, mixed broadleaved woodland and parks, on calcarceous soils
Cap
Remarkably variable in colour. The var. rubriceps has a copper-red cap, var. lupinus is pale-yellow
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| Shape | Convex |
| Width | 5 - 16 cm |
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Pores
If the pores are pulled away from the cap a layer of red flesh is exposed
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Tubes
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Flesh
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Stem
Raised network over the surface
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| Shape | Cylindric |
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Macrochemicals
Melzer's on flesh turns dark blue
Spores
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| Shape | Subfusiform |
| Ornamentation | Smooth |
| Size | 10.5-15.5 x 5-6.5 μm |
Classification
- ↳ Phylum: Basidiomycota
- ↳ Subphylum: Agaricomycotina
- ↳ Class: Agaricomycetes
- ↳ Subclass: Agaricomycetidae
- ↳ Order: Boletales
- ↳ Family: Boletaceae
- ↳ Genus: Suillellus
Synonyms
- Boletus luridus Fr.
- Boletus luridus Schaeff.
- Boletus luridus var. luridus Schaeff.
- Boletus rubeolarius Bull.
- Dictyopus luridus (Schaeff.) Quél.
- Leccinum luridum (Schaeff.) Gray
- Leccinum rubeolarium (Bull.) Gray
- Tubiporus luridus (Schaeff.) P. Karst.
Reference Sources
G. Kibby (2017) British Boletes with keys to species. Geoffrey Kibby.
T. Læssøe, J. H. Peterson (2019) Fungi of Temperate Europe Vol. 1. Princeton University Press.
G. Kibby (2020) Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe Vol. 1. Geoffrey Kibby.
