''Suillus borealis'' is a species of
bolete fungus in the family
Suillaceae
The Suillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales ( suborder Suillineae), containing the boletus-like ''Suillus'', the small truffle-like '' Truncocolumella'', as well as the monotypic genus '' Psiloboletinus''. As of 2008, there are 5 ...
. Found in western North America where it associates with
western white pine (''Pinus monticola''), the fungus was
described as new to science in 1965 by mycologists
Alexander H. Smith,
Harry Delbert Thiers
Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco St ...
, and
Orson K. Miller. It is similar in appearance to ''
Suillus luteus'', but unlike in that species, the
partial veil does not form a
ring
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on the
stipe.
The species is considered to be an excellent
edible mushroom
Edible mushrooms are the fleshy and edible fruit bodies of several species of macrofungi (fungi which bear fruiting structures that are large enough to be seen with the naked eye). They can appear either below ground (hypogeous) or above ground ...
.
See also
*
List of North American boletes
References
External links
*
borealis
Edible fungi
Fungi described in 1965
Fungi of the United States
Fungi without expected TNC conservation status
Fungus species
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