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Suillus bovinus

bovine bolete

Suillus bovinus — 2023-09-10
Scientific identification
Suillus bovinus (L.) Roussel
Family
Suillaceae
Class
Agaricomycetes
Genus
Suillus

Names across languages

  • English: bovine bolete
  • German: Kuh-Röhrling
  • Finnish: Nummitatti
  • Estonian: Lehmatatik
  • Russian: Маслёнок бычий

The scientific profile

From the latest record: 2023-09-10.

Hymenium

Gills, moderately spaced, pale yellow ochre when young, turning brown as spores mature, slight blueing reaction

Cap

Convex when young, becoming broadly convex or flat with age, surface smooth and sticky when wet, typically brownish with a slightly darker center, and with a striate margin

Hymenium Attachment

Adnate to slightly decurrent

Stipe

Cylindrical, robust, with a scabrous to reticulate surface in the upper portion, pale to brownish, sometimes with a slightly bulbous base

Spore print

Spore print yellow to olive-brown

Ecology

Mycorrhizal, with pine trees (Pinus spp.) in coniferous and mixed woodlands, late summer to autumn

Edibility

Edible and not the best choice

Fruit body

Fruit body medium, stipe 7–15 cm long and 1.5–3 cm thick.

Dimensions

Cap 8–20 cm in diameter

Odour

Slightly mushroomy

Taste

Mild, sometimes subtle nutty

Microscopy

Ellipsoid, smooth, typically measuring 8–11 × 4–5 µm, inamyloid, basidia 4-spored.

Overview

Medium bolete with a sticky, brownish to reddish-brown cap and a reticulate, robust stipe

1796). Fl. Calvados: 34.

Field encounters

10/Sep/23, 2:42 PM

Raudoja, Harju County

Mixed forest, coniferous part, in moss

59°22'42.7"N 25°29'13.0"E

🔆 Mild overcast, open spot

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