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[ map ]47.4866°N 11.1480°E
╔═ Names
Scientific nameSuillellus luridus
Common namesLurid bolete
also known asBoletus luridus
╔═ Nomenclature
Accepted nameSuillellus luridus(Schaeff.) Murrill, 1909
BasionymBoletus luridusSchaeff., 1774
all names (36)
Variations
Suillellus luridusvar.luridus(Schaeff.) Murrill, 1909
Suillellus luridusf.luridus(Schaeff.) Murrill, 1909
Other names
Dictyopus luridus(Schaeff.) Quél., 1886
Leccinum luridum(Schaeff.) Gray, 1821
Suillus luridus(Schaeff.) Richon & Roze, 1888
Tubiporus luridus(Schaeff.) P. Karst., 1881
Boletus erythrentheronBezděk, 1901
Boletus luridusf.primulicolorSimonini, 1997
Boletus luridussubsp.erythrentheron(Bezděk) Hlaváček, 1995
Boletus luridusvar.erythrentheron(Bezděk) Pilát & Dermek, 1979
Boletus luridusvar.lupiniformisJ. Blum, 1969
Boletus luridusvar.obscurusR. Schulz, 1924
Boletus luridusvar.queletiformisJ. Blum, 1969
Boletus luridusvar.rubriceps(Maire) Dermek, 1987
Boletus luridusvar.rubromaculatusR. Schulz, 1924
Boletus luridusvar.tenuipesVelen., 1940
Boletus luridusvar.tuberosus(Bull.) Pers., 1825
Boletus rubeolariusBull., 1791
Boletus rubeolariusvar.miniatusAlb. & Schwein., 1805
Boletus rubeolariusvar.sanguineusPers., 1801
Boletus rubeolariusvar.tuberosus(Bull.) Mérat, 1821
Boletus satanasvar.tuberosus(Bull.) Costantin & L.M. Dufour, 1891
Boletus subvescusJ.F. Gmel., 1792
Boletus tuberosusBull., 1791
Boletus xanthorhodiusSchulzer, 1866
Dictyopus tuberosus(Bull.) Quél., 1886
Leccinum rubeolarium(Bull.) Gray, 1821
Suillellus luridusf.primulicolor(Simonini) Blanco-Dios, 2015
Suillellus luridusvar.erythrentheron(Bezděk) Blanco-Dios, 2015
Suillellus luridusvar.lupiniformis(J. Blum) Blanco-Dios, 2015
Suillellus luridusvar.queletiformis(J. Blum) Blanco-Dios, 2015
Suillellus luridusvar.rubriceps(Maire) Blanco-Dios, 2015
Suillus rubeolarius(Bull.) Poir., 1806
Tubiporus luridusvar.rubricepsMaire, 1937

Names, authorship and dates from Index Fungorum.

╔═ Classification
  • BasidiomycotaPhylum
  • └─ AgaricomycetesClass
  • └─ BoletalesOrder
  • └─ BoletaceaeFamily
  • └─ SuillellusGenus

Higher ranks from Catalogue of Life (COL26.9 XR).

╔═ Morphology
╔═ Ecology
Lifestylemycorrhiza

Broad-leaf forest

╔═ Foraging status
Species protectionNo species-specific restriction under federal law
Red List (Germany)* — Not threatened

⚠ Before you pickWild fungi may be taken in small quantities for your own use (§39(3) BNatSchG) — but not in nature reserves or national parks, on closed land or on farmland in use, and never for sale (§39(4)). In Bavaria this right is anchored in Art. 141(3) of the state constitution and is limited to locally customary amounts; the competent authority is the district nature-conservation authority (untere Naturschutzbehörde). Local signs and ordinances come first.

Species protection from BArtSchV Annex 1 and §2(1), retrieved 2026-10-15; Red List from Dämmrich et al. (2016) (BfN / Rote-Liste-Zentrum). Not legal advice — local rules and signage may be stricter. BArtSchV Annex 1 · Red List data

╔═ Edibility

Edible but not recommended

╔═ Key Features
  • ▸ Olive-brown cap
  • ▸ Small orange pores
  • ▸ Stains blue when bruised or cut
  • ▸ Red network on stem