You can now shop at boletales.com

Boletales.com is now featuring Bookstore and Equipment store powered by the famous supplier of books and equipment for nature scientists – the Natural History Book Service. Boletales.com has made a selection of bolete books, useful equipment and field gear for mycologists and these are seen now on our . . . → Read More: You can now shop at boletales.com

Historical bolete illustrations added

I started adding original illustrations that were associated with the first descriptions of different boletes. Some of them are already available for Boletus appendiculatus, Boletus edulis, Boletus luridus, Boletus regius, Chalciporus piperatus, Gyroporus cyanescens, Leccinum aurantiacum, Rubinoboletus rubinus and Tylopilus felleus.

New photographs and information added

Today I added some photographs and valuable information most kindly supplied by the Roman boletologist Matteo Gelardi. New photographs are now seen under Xerocomus bubalinus, Xerocomus ichnusanus and Xerocomus persicolor. Mr. Gelardi sent me also three very interesting papers of his on those three species. I would suggest that . . . → Read More: New photographs and information added

New photographs added

Today a few photographs were added to the site. They were kindly presented by my friend amateur mycologist from Israel Roman Kuznetsov. They are now seen under Boletus comptus. One more photograph of Boletus lupinus was also uploaded showing the flesh blueing of this species. Thank you Roma!

Description of Cystogomphus and its only species C. humblotii added

Today I have added information on one very interesting lamellate bolete that was found in France in 1924 and never seen since. This is Cystogomphus humblotii. Unfortunately you will not see photographs of this species as such do not exist. In the literature on . . . → Read More: A new genus added

A brief introduction to the basics of the nomenclature of fungal names added

A brief introduction to the basics of the nomenclature of fungal names was added today and is available for viewing and download from the “Downloads”-section.

Three new Suillus species and new photographs added

I recently had a very interesting discussion with my Californian friend Dimitur Bojantchev (MushroomHobby) about the Pseudotsuga-associated species of Suillus. We were both very interested that only Suillus lakei has established itself in Europe, out of any doubt introduced through seedlings of its mycorrhizal host-tree. It . . . → Read More: Three new species and new photographs added

New literature section

New literature section is now available on the “Literature” drop-down menu, called “Extralimital books” and covering most important non-European books and other monographic publications on boletes and their allies. As the other literature-pages it will be updated from time to time, when new interesting titles appear. Should you feel that I . . . → Read More: New literature section

New photographs added

Today I have added some very interesting photos of rare Boletus species. They were kindly sent to me by the mycologist Nicola Amalfi. You can now see them under Boletus fragrans, B. spretus and B. xanthocyaneus. Thank you very much Dr. Amalfi!

Descriptions and other information were added today for Boletus comptus and Boletus xanthocyaneus, two species that were so far missing on the species list.