| Rubroboletus eastwoodiae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Rubroboletus |
| Species: | R. eastwoodiae |
| Binomial name | |
| Rubroboletus eastwoodiae (Murrill) Vasquez, Simonini, Svetash., Mikšík, & Vizzini, 2017 | |
| Synonyms [2] | |
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Rubroboletus eastwoodiae | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is olive-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is unknown |
Rubroboletus eastwoodiae, sometimes (but inaccurately) called satan's bolete, [3] is a possibly toxic basidiomycete fungus of the bolete family.
The cap is 6–25 centimetres (2+1⁄2–10 in) wide, convex, [4] olive-colored, pinkish in age, dry, has margin that curves inward then expands, and yellowish flesh. [5] The stalk is 7–15 cm (3–6 in) tall and 3–6 cm (1+1⁄4–2+1⁄4 in) wide. [5] The flesh turns blue when cut. [5] The spores are olive-brown, elliptical, and smooth. [5] The spore print is olive brown. [4]
It is closely related to Rubroboletus pulcherrimus . It looks similar to but is genetically distinct from the European species R. satanas . [3] It is also similar to R. pulcherrimus and Suillellus amygdalinus . [5]
It occurs under oak on the West Coast of the United States from November to January. [4]
The edibility of the species is unknown; it may be poisonous. [5]