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Dusky Bolete

Porphyrellus porphyrosporus

52Records since 2000
SeptemberPeak month
14Counties with records

When it is recorded

Jan0
Feb0
Mar0
Apr0
May0
Jun1
Jul1
Aug8
Sep17
Oct15
Nov7
Dec0

GBIF records by month, 2000–2025 (all years combined).

Where it is recorded

#CountyNationRecordsShare
1Cornwall England11
2Perth and Kinross Scotland9
3Gwynedd Wales4
4Worcestershire England3
5Highland Scotland2
6Gloucestershire England2
7Cumbria England2
8Causeway Coast and Glens Northern Ireland2
9Kent England1
10North Yorkshire England1
11Somerset England1
12Argyll and Bute Scotland1
13Stirling Scotland1
14Wrexham Wales1
28 England14 Scotland4 Wales2 Northern Ireland

Records per county (GADM level 2) and per nation; one record can count towards several areas. 14 counties in all.

About this species

Records since 2000
52
Peak month
September
Counties with records
14
Scientific name
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus
Group
Fungi
Conservation designations
GB Red List (2001 IUCN criteria)
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Genus
Porphyrellus
Name with authority
Porphyrellus porphyrosporus (Fr.) E.-J.Gilbert

Sources: GBIF occurrence data (CC0 / CC BY), JNCC Taxon Designations (OGL), NBN Atlas (open licences), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q1187583 · GBIF 2524797