Chalciporus
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Chalciporus is a genus
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
(suborder Boletineae). There are approximately 25 species in the genus.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of fungi in the family Boletaceae
Boletaceae
Boletaceae are a family of mushrooms, primarily characterized by developing their spores in small pores on the underside of the mushroom, instead of gills, as are found in agarics. Nearly as widely distributed as agarics, they include the Cep or King Bolete , much sought after by mushroom hunters...
(suborder Boletineae). There are approximately 25 species in the genus.
Species
- Chalciporus africanus
- Chalciporus aurantiacus
- Chalciporus cervinococcineus
- Chalciporus chontae
- Chalciporus griseus
- Chalciporus luteopurpureus
- Chalciporus phaseolisporus
- Chalciporus phlebopoides
- Chalciporus pierrhuguesii
- Chalciporus piperatoides
- Chalciporus piperatusChalciporus piperatusChalciporus piperatus, commonly known as the Peppery bolete, is a small pored mushroom of the Boletaceae family found in mixed woodland in Europe....
- Chalciporus piperolamellatus
- Chalciporus pseudorubinellus
- Chalciporus rubinellus
- Chalciporus rubinus
- Chalciporus subflammeus
- Chalciporus virescens