Xerocomus Quél.
(a genus of boletes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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ID refs
Xerocomus ferrugineus
Rusty Bolete
Species 2 ident. refs
Xerocomus guidonis ad int
Nom. prov. 1 ident. refs
Xerocomus silwoodensis
Poplar Bolete
Species 2 ident. refs
Xerocomus subtomentosus
Suede Bolete
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 38 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusXerocomus (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)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hills, A.E. 2008 The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): Front cover, 77-96, rear cover.
Ladurner, H. & Simonini, G. 2003 Xerocomus s.l. Fungi Europaei, Vol 8, 528pp, Mykoflora
Sutara, J. 2008 Xerocomus s. l. in the light of the present state of knowledge Czech Mycology vol 60(1): 29-62.

Xerocomus (a genus of boletes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 15 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)
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