Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus

Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus is a fungus of the genus Rubroboletus native to North America. It was described scientifically by mycologist Ernst Both in 1998.^[2] It was transferred from Boletus to the new genus Rubroboletus in 2014, along with several other allied reddish colored, blue-staining bolete species.^[3]

Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Rubroboletus
Species:	R. rhodosanguineus
Binomial name
Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus (Both) Kuan Zhao & Zhu L.Yang (2014)
Synonyms[1]
Boletus rhodosanguineus Both (1998)

Rubroboletus rhodosanguineus Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex
	Hymenium is adnate
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is olive-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is unknown

See also

• List of North American boletes