Bovine bolete
Suillus bovinus
Edible, but easily confused with poisonous lookalikes.
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At a glance
- Scientific name
- Suillus bovinus
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Suillaceae
- Under the cap
- Pores
- Cap
- Domed, Flat
- Stem
- Bare
- Lives by
- Partner of trees
- Season
- Summer, Autumn
- Habitat
- Conifer forest
- Spore print
- Brown, Olive
- Difficulty in WildGuessr
- Hard
Did you know?
- Researchers have studied how its network of threads spreads through soil and links the roots of pine trees.
- Many insect larvae develop inside its fruit bodies, which makes it part of the pine forest food web.
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Similar fungi
- Slippery jack
Suillus luteus
- Larch bolete
Suillus grevillei
- Pine bolete
Boletus pinophilus
Classification, names and conservation status come from Wikidata (CC0), the photo from Wikimedia Commons. Wikidata Q1165762 · All fungi · All entries