The name larch bolete is used to describe a number of
fungi
A fungus (plural, : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of Eukaryote, eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and Mold (fungus), molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified ...
in the order
Boletales
The Boletales are an order of Agaricomycetes containing over 1300 species with a diverse array of fruiting body types. The boletes are the best known members of this group, and until recently, the Boletales were thought to only contain boletes ...
which occur in association with species of
larch
Larches are deciduous conifers in the genus ''Larix'', of the family Pinaceae (subfamily Laricoideae). Growing from tall, they are native to much of the cooler temperate northern hemisphere, on lowlands in the north and high on mountains furt ...
, conifers in the genus ''Larix''. These fungi include:
*members of the genus ''
Suillus
''Suillus'' is a genus of basidiomycete fungi in the family Suillaceae and order Boletales. Species in the genus are associated with trees in the pine family (Pinaceae), and are mostly distributed in temperate locations in the Northern Hemispher ...
'':
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S. cavipes''
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S. grevillei'' (larch bolete, Greville's bolete, or bovine bolete)
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S. ochraceoroseus'' (rosy larch bolete)
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S. viscidus'' (sticky bolete, grayish larch bolete)
Boletales
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