Phylum: Basidiomycota	Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales	Family: Boletaceae
Species: Boletus luridiformis Rostk.

Synonyms:

Boletus erythropus Boletus erythropus var. erythropus Boletus luridiformis var. luridiformis Boletus luridus var. erythropus Boletus miniatoporus

Common Name:

Scarletina Bolete

An ectomycorrhizal species

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Associated Species (where recorded) & number of records: Fagus sylvatica (113) Quercus (29) Pinus sylvestris (14) Quercus petraea (10) Abies procera (6) Betula pendula (6) Tilia x vulgaris (5) Tilia platyphyllos x cordata = T. x europaea (2) Acer pseudoplatanus (2) Pseudotsuga menziesii (2) Picea sitchensis (2) Castanea sativa (1) Taxus baccata (1) Picea abies (1)

Habitat (where recorded) & number of records: Parkland and scattered trees (19) Woodland: mixed (14) Woodland: broadleaved, plantation (11) Parkland and scattered trees: mixed (10) Woodland: mixed, semi-natural (8) Woodland and scrub (7) Woodland: coniferous, plantation (6) Woodland: mixed, plantation (6) Parkland and scattered trees: broadleaved (5) Woodland (5) Built-up areas (2) Woodland: plantation (2) Boundaries: defunct hedge (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees (1) Boundaries: hedge with trees, species-rich (1) Other artificial habitats (1)

Substrate (where recorded) & number of records: Soil (67) Soil Grassy (36) Soil Mossy (15) Soil Leaves (6) Soil Needle (2) Leaf Litter (1) Stump (1)

Months recorded in & number of records: January (2) March (4) May (1) June (7) July (9) August (64) September (66) October (22) November (11)