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Suillus fuscotomentosus

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Suillus fuscotomentosus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Suillaceae
Genus: Suillus
Species:
S. fuscotomentosus
Binomial name
Suillus fuscotomentosus
Thiers & A.H.Sm. (1964)
Suillus fuscotomentosus
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex or flat
Stipe is bare
Spore print is olive to brown
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

Suillus fuscotomentosus, commonly known as the poor man's slippery jack,[2] is a species of fungus in the genus Suillus. Found in western North America, it was described as new to science in 1964 by mycologists Harry Delbert Thiers and Alexander H. Smith.

The cap is up to 15 centimetres (6 in) wide, with dark fibrils on a buff background.[2] The flesh is orangish and does not turn blue when bruised. The pores are yellowish.[2] The stem is up to 12 cm long and 3 cm thick. The spore print is brownish.[2]

It usually grows under three-needle pines, such as ponderosa and Monterey pine.[3] Although edible, it is considered of poor quality, often placing last in taste tests of local boletes.[2]

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References

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  1. ^ Siegel, N. (2021). "Suillus fuscotomentosus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2021: e.T198479142A198490249. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T198479142A198490249.en. Retrieved 24 June 2025.
  2. ^ a b c d e Arora, David (1986) [1979]. Mushrooms Demystified: A Comprehensive Guide to the Fleshy Fungi (2nd ed.). Berkeley, CA: Ten Speed Press. p. 504. ISBN 978-0-89815-170-1.
  3. ^ Smith, Alexander H.; Thiers, Harry D. (1964). A Contribution Toward a Monograph of North American Species of Suillus (Boletaceae) (PDF). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Privately published. p. 65–66 – via United States Forest Service.
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