Boletus purpureus
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(c) Nicolas Schwab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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(c) Nicolas Schwab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
(c) Nicolas Schwab, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom
The mushroom requires thorough cooking before consumption.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a Mediterranean plant.
Europe, Italy, Mediterranean, Sicily,
Countries: Andorra, Albania, Austria, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Belgium, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Cyprus, Czechia, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Estonia, Egypt, Spain, Finland, France, United Kingdom, Greece, Croatia, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Iceland, Italy, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Libya, Morocco, Monaco, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Russia, Sweden, Slovenia, Slovakia, San Marino, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine
How to Identify
A mushroom in the Boletaceae family found in Mediterranean regions.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Boletus purpureus, commonly known as the purple boletus, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Found in Europe, where it grows in mixed woods, it was originally described by Christian Hendrik Persoon in 1825. The fruit bodies are poisonous if they are eaten raw.
Notes
Listed as inedible in www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au
Names & Synonyms
Boletus rhodoxanthus (Krombth.) Kallenb.
References (1)
- Lentini, F. and Venza, F., 2007, Wild food plants of popular use in Sicily. J Ethnobiol Ethnomedicine. 3: 15 (As Boletus rhodoxanthus)
