Family: Boletaceae

Fungi:> Basidiomycota:> Agaricomycetes:> Boletales:> Boletaceae:> Austroboletus, Boletus, Boletellus, Chalciporus, Leccinum, Mucilopilus, Porphyrellus, Rossbeevera, Tylopilus, Xerocomus.

Boletes have fruiting bodies like agarics in shape and texture, but their spores are produced inside pores or tubes. Many of the boletes are edible although little is known about our native species. Been mycorrhizal our natives are found in both our Nothofagus and Leptospermum forest. While others that are introduced are found under exotics trees like Oak and Birch.
	Related Family's
	- Boletinellaceae - Suillaceae

Genus: Austroboletus

Austroboletus lacunosus

Austroboletus novae-zelandiae

Austroboletus niveus

Austroboletus species

Genus: Boletus

Boletus leptospermi

Boletus novae-zelandiae

Boletus rawlingsii

Boletus semigastroideus

Genus: Boletellus

Boletellus ananas

Boletellus species

Genus: Chalciporus

Chalciporus aurantiacus

Chalciporus piperatus

Genus: Leccinum

Genus: Mucilopilus

Leccinum scabrum

Mucilopilus violaceiporus

Genus: Porphyrellus

Genus: Tylopilus

Porphyrellus formosus

Tylopilus brunneus

Genus: Xerocomus

Xerocomus macrobbii

Xerocomus chrysenteron

Xerocomus chrysenteron?

Sequestrate Fungi

These are fungi which have lost there ability to forceful eject their spores in stead they rely on insects or birds to eat them and cary off the spores for dispersal. Many are brightly coloured to attract birds and found on or partly buried in the ground.

Genus: Rossbeevera

Rossbeevera pachydermis

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