Imperator rhodopurpureus (Smotl.) Assyov et al.
(Oldrose Bolete)

Interactions where Imperator rhodopurpureus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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 UK/IrelandMajor 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/Imperator rhodopurpureus/Imperator rhodopurpureusoldrose boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable [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/Imperator rhodopurpureus/Imperator rhodopurpureusoldrose boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs/Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubsectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubsliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005Boletes and their alliesBritish Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesImperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete)
GenusImperator (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. & Leonard, A. 1996 Fungi of the New Forest - A Mycota 210pp, British Mycological Society
Mikšik, M. 2012 Rare and protected species of Boletes of the Czech Republic Field Mycology Vol 13 (1): 8-16, rear cover.
Outen, A.R. 1987 Profiles of Fungi No. 3: Boletus purpureus Mycologist Vol 01 (2): 74.

Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Imperator rhodopurpureus (Oldrose Bolete)

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