Tylopilus

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Bolete
T. felleus Albin Schmalfuß, 1897
T. felleus
Albin Schmalfuß, 1897
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Tylopilus
P. Karst. (1881)

Tylopilus is a small genus of mycorrhizal bolete fungi separated from Boletus. Its most well-known member is the Bitter bolete (Tylopilus felleus), the only species found in Europe. More species are found in North America, such as the edible Tylopilus chromapes.

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