Xerocomus subtomentosus (L.) Quél.
Xerocomus subtomentosus, commonly known as suede bolete, brown and yellow bolete, boring brown bolete or yellow-cracked bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. The fungus was initially described by Carl Linnaeus in 1753 and known for many years as Boletus subtomentosus.
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Synonyms 50
Boletus crassipes, Boletus cupreus, Boletus lanatus, Boletus leguei, Boletus pannosus, Boletus striipes, Boletus subtomentosus, Boletus xanthus, Ceriomyces subtomentosus, Leccinum subtomentosum, Rostkovites subtomentosus, Suillus lanatus, Suillus leguei, Suillus pannosus, Suillus striipes, Suillus subtomentosus, Versipellis subtomentosa, Xerocomopsis subtomentosa, Xerocomus lanatus, Xerocomus leguei, Xerocomus marginalis, Xerocomus striaepes, Xerocomus xanthus, Boletus subtomentosus subsp. punctatipes, Xerocomus subtomentosus subsp. punctatipes, Boletus spadiceus var. leguei, Boletus subtomentosus var. albo-ochraceus, Boletus subtomentosus var. bulbosus, Boletus subtomentosus var. conoides, Boletus subtomentosus var. crassipes, Boletus subtomentosus var. cupreus, Boletus subtomentosus var. gilvus, Boletus subtomentosus var. lanatus, Boletus subtomentosus var. lepidopodes, Boletus subtomentosus var. luteolus, Boletus subtomentosus var. marginalis, Boletus subtomentosus var. murinus, Boletus subtomentosus var. nigricans, Boletus subtomentosus var. pannosus, Boletus subtomentosus var. perplexus, Boletus subtomentosus var. rubiginosus, Boletus subtomentosus var. sanguineus, Boletus subtomentosus var. sistotremoides, Boletus subtomentosus var. striipes, Boletus subtomentosus var. subbadius, Boletus subtomentosus var. subbulbosus, Boletus subtomentosus var. tesselatus, Boletus subtomentosus var. tomentosus, Xerocomus ferrugineus var. leguei, Xerocomus subtomentosus var. leguei
- 20,994 GBIF occurrences
- 8,119 iNaturalist observations
Conservation status code
LC
Conservation: status label
Least Concern
Conservation: population trend
Stable
Conservation: year assessed
2026
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Habitats
IUCN: population narrative
This taxon has a widespread distribution across multiple countries; as such the global population is suspected to be large. Uncertain if Australian records are associated with native or introduced trees.
IUCN: threats narrative
This taxon may face threats associated with land use change in some areas of its wide distribution; however, no major threats have been identified that are likely to affect its extinction risk in a short time
IUCN: rationale
This species has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. This species is therefore assessed as Least Concern.
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