Suillus Gray 1821
Details
Nomenclature
Classification
Subordinates
- Suillus americanus
- Suillus bovinus
- Suillus brevipes
- Suillus cavipes
- Suillus collinitus
- Suillus elegans
- Suillus granulatus
- Suillus grevillei
- Suillus lacunosus
- Suillus lakei
- Suillus luteus
- Suillus paluster
- Suillus perennis
- Suillus piperatus
- Suillus punctatipes
- Suillus punctipes
- Suillus pungens
- Suillus quiescens
- Suillus salmonicolor
- Suillus sinuspaulianus
- Suillus subacerbus
- Suillus tomentosus
- Suillus variegatus
- Suillus viscidus
Synonyms
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Descriptions
Suillus Gray 1821
The slippery jacks. Large boletes, characterised by a slimy cap. The stalk is often dotted with small, dark glands, and there is sometimes a veil covering the pores when young, forming a ring aropund the stalk when mature. All species in New Zealand are associated with introduced trees. Mycorrhizal.
There are about six species in New Zealand, S. brevipes under several conifers, S. grevillei under larch, S. lakei under douglas fir, and S. granulatus, S. luteus, and S. subacerbus under pines.
Large boletes, characterised by a slimy cap. All species in New Zealand are associated with introduced plants.
Eight species have been reported from New Zealand, only those listed below have descriptions or images available from NZFungi.