Boletus pulverulentus Opat.
(Inkstain Bolete)

Interactions where Boletus pulverulentus is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'References').

Stage		Summary			Taxon	Vernacular	Classification	References	Darwin Classification of Active Taxon	Active Taxon	Active Vernacular	Active Taxon Uncertain	Active State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	Relationship Uncertain	Relationship Geography	Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon	Passive Taxon	Passive Vernacular	Passive Taxon Uncertain	Passive State	Passive Part	Passive Stage	Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon	Indoors etc	Season
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		live	root		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Carpinus betulus	Hornbeam	Fagales: Betulaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/	Carpinus betulus	hornbeam		live	root		Minor
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Quercus	oaks	Fagales: Fagaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		live	root		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Tilia	limes	Malvales: Malvaceae	Notes on a Lime avenue, Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007 Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/	Tilia	limes		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			[Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs]	ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs		Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Boletus pulverulentus/	Boletus pulverulentus	inkstain bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs/	Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs	ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs		live	root		Minor

Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Boletus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hobart, C. & Tortelli, M., 2007	Notes on a Lime avenue	Field Mycology Vol 8 (1): 5-8.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	Boletes and their allies	British Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete)
Genus	Boletus (a genus of boletes)
Family	BOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Boletus pulverulentus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Boletaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Boletaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2013	Editorial (April 13)	Vol 14 (2)

Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Boletus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Boletus pulverulentus (Inkstain Bolete):

Boletus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

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