Description of Suillus bovinus and a photograph of Leccinum melaneum added

I have finally uploaded description and photographs of Suillus bovinus, a species that I somehow missed in the primary structure of the site.

Leccinum melaneum was missing an illustration so far. Today a photograph of a young fruitbody of it was added, originating . . . → Read More: A photograph of Leccinum melaneum added

New photographs added

Today I have added a number of remarkable new photographs that were most kindly presented by Mr. M. Danz, nature lover and photographer. They are now seen under Boletinus cavipes, Boletus luridiformis, Boletus rubrosanguineus, Boletus torosus, Leccinum vulpinum and Suillus placidus. I do suggest that you take a look at them, . . . → Read More: New photographs added

New photographs and information added

The last few days I have been adding photographs and information, that were kindly sent to me by Mr. László Kaposvári, administrative secretary of the Hungarian Fungi Association of Miskolc. Uploads are now complete and you can see the new photographs under Leccinum versipelle, Rubinoboletus rubinus, Xerocomus parasiticus and . . . → Read More: New photographs and information added

Digital copies of papers on rare boletes

Digital copies of two papers on rare boletes were uploaded today, with the kind permission of the governing body of the Fédération des Associations Mycologique Méditérraneennes and by the editorial board of Bulletin Semestriel de la  Fédération des Associations Mycologique Méditérraneennes. Scans were prepared and presented by . . . → Read More: Digital copies of papers on rare boletes

Digital copy of the original description of Xerocomus roseoalbidus uploaded

The paper with the original description of Xerocomus roseoalbidus was uploaded today on boletales.com and is now seen here:

Alessio, C.L. 1987. Xerocomus roseoalbidus sp. nov. – Mycologia Italiana 16(1): 15–21.

The paper was most kindly provided by the journal Micologia Italiana. Should you . . . → Read More: Digital copy of the original description of Xerocomus roseoalbidus uploaded

Digital copy of the original description of Buchwaldoboletus uploaded

Today I added a digital copy of Albert Pilat’s original paper with the description of the genus Buchwaldoboletus:

Pilát, A. 1969. Buchwaldoboletus. Genus novum Boletacearum. – Friesia 9: 217–218.

The PDF-file of this publication was very kindly provided to the readers of boletales.com by the . . . → Read More: Digital copy of the original description of Buchwaldoboletus uploaded

Changes throughout the site

The last few days I introduced some changes in various places of the site. The most important are:

1. Changes made in the generic description of Omphalotus.

2. Boletinus pictus added to the list. It is an interesting alien species in Europe, growing with the North American Weymouth Pine (Pinus . . . → Read More: Changes throughout the site

Digital reprint of  “Boleti, fungorum generis illustratio” is now available on the site

Digital reprint of the rare classical book of Fries & Hök “Boleti, fungorum generis illustratio” is now available as PDF-file for viewing and download. The document consists of 18 pages. The original text of the work is of 16 pages. Title . . . → Read More: Digital reprint of “Boleti, fungorum generis illustratio” is now available on the site

New photographs added

Today I have received a beautiful set of photographs, generously provided by Mr. Geoffrey Kibby, well known mycologist and wildlife photographer and also Senior Editor of the journal Field Mycology. Thank you very much Mr. Kibby!

The photographs are now seen under the following species:

Boletinus cavipes Boletus legaliae Leccinum albostipitatum . . . → Read More: New photographs added

An update of the Guide to trees and shrubs

An update of the Simple guide to trees and shrubs is now available from the Downloads section. The new PDF is slightly larger as it has been optimized for better printing. Some misprints are corrected as well. Please, update your copy of the file.