Porphyrellus porphyrosporus
| Porphyrellus porphyrosporus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Porphyrellus |
| Species: | P. porphyrosporus |
| Binomial name | |
| Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr. & Hök) E.-J.Gilbert (1931) | |
| Synonyms | |
| Porphyrellus porphyrosporus | |
|---|---|
| Pores on hymenium | |
| Cap is convex | |
| Hymenium is adnate | |
| Stipe is bare | |
| Spore print is purple to brown | |
| Ecology is mycorrhizal | |
| Edibility is inedible | |
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus, commonly known as the dusky bolete, is a rare fungus belonging to the family Boletaceae. With its purple-brown cap and stem, P. porphyrosporus is not easy to spot, despite its large size. It is a large (both cap diameter and stem length up to 15 cm) brown bolete. Found in Europe and North America in summer and autumn, the species occurs under trees.