Fungi › Suillaceae

Jellied Bolete

Suillus flavidus

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 95, February 70, March 110, April 173, May 250, June 273, July 292, August 251, September 184, October 138, November 75, December 59.
United States2,032
Alaska1,971
Canada19
Idaho19
British Columbia19
California17
Spain13
United Kingdom11
Scotland11
Washington9

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

Sources

Remember the name next time.

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