Xerocomus ferrugineus (Schaeff.) Alessio
(Rusty Bolete)

Interactions where Xerocomus ferrugineus 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			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species, Hills, A.E., 2008 Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		live	root		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Fagus	beeches	Fagales: Fagaceae	The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species, Hills, A.E., 2008 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/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		live	root		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Fagus sylvatica	Beech	Fagales: Fagaceae	Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/	Fagus sylvatica	beech		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Salix herbacea	Dwarf Willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix herbacea/	Salix herbacea	dwarf willow		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			Salix repens	Creeping Willow	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix repens/	Salix repens	creeping willow		live	root
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			PINOPSIDA	conifers		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/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		live	root		Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root			[Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs]	ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal 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/Xerocomus ferrugineus/	Xerocomus ferrugineus	rusty bolete				fruitbody	Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza	Relationship uncertain	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs/	Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs	ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs		live	root

Author & Year	Title	Source
Hills, A.E., 2008	The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species	Field Mycology Vol 9 (3): Front cover, 77-96, rear cover.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005	Boletes and their allies	British Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xerocomus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete)
Genus	Xerocomus (a genus of boletes)
Family	BOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
Order	BOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Xerocomus ferrugineus is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Boletaceae)
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Boletaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Kibby, G.	2002	Illustrations of rare or little known British boletes	Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 78-83.
	Simonini, G.	1998	Qualche specie rare o poco conosciuta delle Famiglia Boletaceae	Fungi Non Delineati Pars VI.

Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Xerocomus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Xerocomus ferrugineus (Rusty Bolete):

Xerocomus
(a genus of boletes)

BOLETACEAE
(sponge cap toadstools)

BOLETALES
(spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Vulnerable

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