''Suillus plorans'' is an edible species of

mushroom A mushroom or toadstool is the fleshy, spore-bearing fruiting body of a fungus, typically produced above ground, on soil, or on its food source. ''Toadstool'' generally denotes one poisonous to humans. The standard for the name "mushroom" is ...

in the genus '' Suillus''. The species was originally named ''Boletus plorans'' by

Léon Louis Rolland Léon Louis Rolland (10 December 1841 – 11 June 1912) was a French mycologist. Early life Rolland, whose father was an engineer and director of the coal mines in the region, began his secondary education at the lycée (high school) of Anger ...

before transferred to '' Suillus'' by

Otto Kuntze Carl Ernst Otto Kuntze (23 June 1843 – 27 January 1907) was a German botanist. Biography Otto Kuntze was born in Leipzig. An apothecary in his early career, he published an essay entitled ''Pocket Fauna of Leipzig''. Between 1863 and 1866 he ...

in 1898. Although known as a predominantly European fungus, the species was recorded in Mexico in 1982.

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* plorans Fungi of Europe Fungi of Mexico Edible fungi Fungi described in 1889 Fungi without expected TNC conservation status {{Boletales-stub