Suillus borealis

Suillus borealis is a species of bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae. Found in western North America where it associates with western white pine (Pinus monticola), the fungus was described as new to science in 1965 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith, Harry Delbert Thiers, and Orson K. Miller. It is similar in appearance to Suillus luteus, but unlike in that species, the partial veil does not form a ring on the stipe.[1]

Suillus borealis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Suillaceae
Genus:
Suillus
Species:
S. borealis
Binomial name
Suillus borealis
A.H.Sm., Thiers & O.K.Mill. (1965)

The species is considered to be an excellent edible mushroom.[2]

See also

References
  1. Smith AH, Thiers HD, Miller OK (1965). "The species of Suillus and Fuscoboletinus of the Priest River Experimental Forest and vicinity, Priest River, Idaho". Lloydia. 28: 120–138.
  2. Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 292. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.


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