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Boletus

Notes

The native species are ectomycorrhizal on beech and tea-tree. The introduced B. edulis is known from under oaks at a few South Island localities.
The genus is characterised by the flesh and/or pores often having yellow colours, and the flesh often turning blue with damage. Spore print olivaceous when fresh.
Six species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.

Name (click to select)Image (click to enlarge)
 Boletus edulis  
 Boletus erythropus  
 Boletus leptospermi  
 Boletus novae-zelandiae  
 Boletus paradisiacus
 Boletus rawlingsii