Caloboletus radicans (Pers.) Vizzini
(Rooting Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCaloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
GenusCaloboletus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete) :
1: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
30 Sep 2013 OSGR: SU00 50° 50’ N, 1° 60’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
large clump, under Oak at roadside
Image 1: Cluster of fruitbodiesImage 2: Cluster of fruitbodies (2)Image 3: Cluster of fruitbodies (3)Image 4: Fruitbody - LS and half - white backgroundImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - white backgroundImage 6: Fruitbody - white backgroundImage 7: Group of fruitbodiesImage 8: Pore surface - untouched - enlargedImage 9: Pore surface - untouched - magnifiedImage 10: Pore surface - with bruising - enlargedImage 11: Stipe apex - enlargedImage 12: Spores - magnifiedImage 13: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 14: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
15 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU81 50° 60’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
under Beech at roadside
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Caps - in situImage 3: Caps - in situ (2)Image 4: Fruitbody - freshly cutImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - after some minutesImage 6: Fruitbody - LS - after some minutes (2)Image 7: Fruitbody - LS - freshly cutImage 8: Fruitbody - LS - soon aftercuttingImage 9: Fruitbody - side viewImage 10: Fruitbody - stipeImage 11: Fruitbody - undersideImage 12: Pore surfaceImage 13: Pore surface - close-up - with bruisingImage 14: Pore surface - with bruising
3: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
16 Sep 2001 OSGR: SZ89 50° 50’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
under Lime
Image 1: Fruitbody - in situ - side viewImage 2: Fruitbody - in situ - side view (2)Image 3: Fruitbody - in situ - top viewImage 4: Fruitbody - LS - after a few minutesImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - immediately on cuttingImage 6: Fruitbody - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 8: Pores and stipe apexImage 9: Stipe - close-upImage 10: Pores and cap margin - magnifiedImage 11: Pores - close-upImage 12: Pores - magnifiedImage 13: Stipe apex - pale networkImage 14: Stipe reticulum - mid-stipe - magnifiedImage 15: Cap cuticle hyphaeImage 16: Spores - magnifiedImage 17: Spores - highly magnified
4: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
4 Aug 2001 OSGR: SU97 51° 30’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
under Oak
Image 1: Cap surfaceImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: In situImage 4: In situ (2)Image 5: LS - colour changes after several minutesImage 6: LS - recently cutImage 7: Pores - close-upImage 8: Pores - close-up (2)Image 9: Stipe apexImage 10: Stipe apex (2)Image 11: Undersides
5: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
16 Sep 1998 OSGR: SU56 51° 20’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bank under oak
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap surface - close-upImage 3: Fruitbody - LSImage 4: Fruitbody - side-viewImage 5: Fruitbody - youngImage 6: Pores - close-upImage 7: Pore surfaceImage 8: StipeImage 9: Stipe apex - close-up
6: Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
23 Aug 1975 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pores and stipe - lain down

Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 5 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Caloboletus radicans (Rooting Bolete)
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