Antique Mycology Print of the Suillellus Luridus by Fries (c.1860)

Description: Antique mycology print titled 'Boletus Luridus V. Erythropus Schaeff'. Old print of the Suillellus luridus. Suillellus luridus (formerly Boletus luridus), commonly known as the lurid bolete, is a fungus of the Boletaceae family, found in calcareous broadleaved woodlands in Europe. This print originates from 'Sveriges ätliga och giftiga svampar tecknade efter naturen'. Published in Stockholm, circa 1860.

Artists and Engravers: Elias Magnus Fries (15 August 1794 – 8 February 1878) was a Swedish mycologist and botanist.