Candelnut vs Peppery Bolete

Aleurites rockinghamensis compared with Chalciporus piperatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Candelnut	Peppery Bolete
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Euphorbiaceae	Boletaceae
Genus	Aleurites	Chalciporus
Species	Aleurites rockinghamensis	Chalciporus piperatus

Conservation Status

Candelnut

LC — Least Concern

Peppery Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Candelnut	Peppery Bolete
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Candelnut

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in India.

Peppery Bolete

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

Candelnut

The Candelnut (Aleurites rockinghamensis) is a species in the genus Aleurites. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.