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Siberian Slippery Jack

Suillus sibiricus

Easily confused with

Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.

Where it is recorded

Records by month in Alaska.January 20, February 15, March 23, April 36, May 52, June 57, July 61, August 52, September 38, October 29, November 16, December 12.
United States521
Alaska410
Russia148
Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug – Ugra125
Idaho41
Canada32
British Columbia28
Washington27
Colorado11
Switzerland11

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

Traits

Group and habits

  • 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

Classification

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Siberian Slippery Jack with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.