Boletus_legaliae
Rubroboletus legaliae
Species of fungus
Rubroboletus legaliae, previously known as Boletus splendidus, B. satanoides, and B. legaliae is a basidiomycete fungus of the family Boletaceae. It is poisonous, with predominantly gastrointestinal symptoms, and is related to Rubroboletus satanas.
Boletus legaliae was described by Czech mycologist Albert Pilát in 1968. It is named after the French mycologist Marcelle Le Gal.[1]
It's uncommon in Southern England, and Europe, and grows with oak (Quercus) and beech (Fagus) often on neutral to acid soils.[2] It is considered vulnerable in the Czech Republic.[3] In Britain, all of the boletes in the Satanas group are either very rare, endangered, or extinct.