Xerocomus ferrugineus (Schaeff.) Alessio
(Rusty Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete)
Genus	Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)
Family	BOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Xerocomus ferrugineus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Boletaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Boletaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2002	Illustrations of rare or little known British boletes	Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 78-83.
	Simonini, G.	1998	Qualche specie rare o poco conosciuta delle Famiglia Boletaceae	Fungi Non Delineati Pars VI.

Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Xerocomus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 7 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Xerocomus ferrugineus is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)