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Bovine Jack

Suillus bovinus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 928, February 685, March 1,073, April 1,689, May 2,435, June 2,655, July 2,841, August 2,444, September 1,794, October 1,339, November 732, December 572.
United States19,190
Alaska19,187
Russia361
Germany220
Spain187
Finland186
New Zealand145
Galicia122
United Kingdom105
Portugal103

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Group and habits

  • Human edibleListed as edible by a harvested source. This is a research trait, not foraging advice.FungiTastic metadata
  • Bolete fungus formDescends from a fungal lineage whose members are typically boletes.Inferred from its group
  • Mycorrhizal fungusDescends from a fungal lineage whose members commonly form mycorrhizal associations.Inferred from its group

Edibility, toxicity and medicinal traits are records from datasets, not advice. Never eat, handle or use a wild species on the strength of an app.

Classification

KingdomFungi Including Lichens · Fungi
PhylumBasidiomycete Fungi · Basidiomycota
ClassMushrooms, Bracket Fungi, Puffballs, and Allies · Agaricomycetes
Orderboletes and allies · Boletales
FamilySuillaceae
GenusSlippery Jacks · Suillus

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