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Butterball

Suillus weaverae

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Ontario.January 9, February 10, March 15, April 30, May 57, June 27, July 20, August 18, September 19, October 16, November 10, December 9.
United States1,101
Canada346
Ontario239
New York217
Michigan132
Pennsylvania102
Massachusetts84
Vermont63
New Jersey61
Quebec54

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

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