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Western Hollow Jack

Suillus ampliporus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Quebec.January 5, February 4, March 6, April 15, May 27, June 18, July 15, August 14, September 13, October 10, November 6, December 5.
Canada535
United States270
Quebec136
Ontario98
Nova Scotia86
Idaho70
British Columbia60
Newfoundland and Labrador48
New Brunswick42
Alberta30

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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

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