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Slender Jack

Suillus umbonatus

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in California.January 14, February 12, March 13, April 16, May 15, June 11, July 10, August 10, September 13, October 20, November 46, December 13.
United States336
California156
Canada68
Oregon56
Washington50
British Columbia38
Idaho21
Alberta20
Colorado16
Nevada14

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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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