Porcini Field Guide
Sources & reading
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Scientific institution
Discovering new species of porcini using food, phylogenetics and fieldwork
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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Peer-reviewed research
A phylogenetic study of Boletus section Boletus in Europe
Beugelsdijk et al. / Persoonia 20: 1–7
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DOI: 10.3767/003158508X283692
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Scientific institution
Boletus edulis
Université de Rouen Normandie / Smart Champignons
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Scientific institution
Tylopilus felleus
Université de Rouen Normandie / Smart Champignons
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Supplementary field guide
Boletus edulis — Cep / Penny Bun
First Nature / Pat O'Reilly
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Taxonomic resource
Boletus edulis Bull. — Species Dictionary
Natural History Museum, London / BMS GB Checklist
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Mycological organization
Pilzsachverständige finden
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Mykologie (DGfM)
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Mycological organization
Pilzauskunftstellen in Österreich
Österreichische Mykologische Gesellschaft (ÖMG)
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Mycological organization
Pilzkontrollstellen
VAPKO — Vereinigung amtlicher Pilzkontrollorgane der Schweiz
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Official health resource
Giftinformationszentren
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
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Official health resource
Pilze: Verwechslungen können tödlich enden
Bundesinstitut für Risikobewertung (BfR)
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Official health resource
Vergiftung: Pilze
Österreichisches Gesundheitsportal
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Official health resource
Vergiftung: Notruf & Beratung
Österreichisches Gesundheitsportal / Vergiftungsinformationszentrale
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Official health resource
Notruf 145
Tox Info Suisse
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Official health resource
Giftige Ammenmärchen aus dem Tox-Alltag: Pilze
Tox Info Suisse
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