Hemileccinum impolitum information

Hemileccinum impolitum
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Boletaceae
Genus:	Hemileccinum
Species:	H. impolitum
Binomial name
Hemileccinum impolitum (Fr.) Šutara (2008)
Synonyms[1]
Boletus impolitus Fr. (1838) Xerocomus impolitus (Fr.) Quél. (1888) Leccinum impolitum (Fr.) Bertault (1980) Tubiporus impolitus (Fr.) Karst. (1882) Versipellis impolita (Fr.) Quél. (1886) Versipellis fragrans var. impolita (Fr.) Quél. (1886)

Species of fungus

Hemileccinum impolitum Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Stipe is bare
	Spore print is olive-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

Hemileccinum impolitum is a basidiomycete fungus of the family Boletaceae, native to Europe. It is commonly referred to as the iodine bolete, because its fruit bodies tend to emit an iodine-like odour when cut, more detectable in the stem base or overripe specimens.

Like other members of the family, H. impolitum has tubes and pores instead of gills in the hymenial surface of its fruit bodies. It is widely distributed in temperate and southern Europe, where it grows in mycorrhizal symbiosis with broad-leaved trees, particularly oak (Quercus).