Suillus variegatus

Suillus variegatus, commonly called the velvet bolete or variegated bolete, is a species of edible mushroom in the genus Suillus. Like all bolete-like species it has tubes, and pores, instead of gills under its cap. The mushroom forms a mycorrhizal relationship with pine and occurs in North America and Eurasia.

Suillus variegatus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Suillaceae
Genus: Suillus
Species:
S. variegatus
Binomial name
Suillus variegatus
(Sw.) Kuntze (1898)
Synonyms

Boletus variegatus Sw. (1810)
Boletus aureus Schaeff. (1774)

Suillus variegatus
Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Stipe is bare
Spore print is brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible
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