6,067 observationsLeast Concern
Peppery Bolete
Chalciporus piperatus
Taxonomy
Kingdom: Fungi ›Phylum: Basidiomycota ›Class: Agaricomycetes ›Order: Boletales ›Family: Boletaceae ›Genus: Chalciporus
About
Chalciporus piperatus, commonly known as the peppery bolete, is a small pored mushroom of the family Boletaceae found in mixed woodland in Europe and North America. It has been recorded under introduced trees in Brazil, and has become naturalised in Tasmania and spread under native Nothofagus cunninghamii trees. A small bolete, the fruit body has a 1.6–9 cm (0.6–3.5 in) orange-fawn cap with cinnamon to brown pores underneath, and a 4–9.5 cm (1.6–3.7 in) high by 0.6–1.2 cm (0.2–0.5 in) thick stipe....
Frequently Asked Questions
- The scientific name of Peppery Bolete is Chalciporus piperatus.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the kingdom Fungi.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the phylum Basidiomycota.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the class Agaricomycetes.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the order Boletales.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the family Boletaceae.
- Peppery Bolete belongs to the genus Chalciporus.