Suillus caerulescens
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Suillaceae |
| Genus: | Suillus |
| Species: | S. caerulescens
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| Suillus caerulescens | |
Suillus caerulescens, commonly known as the douglas-fir suillus[1] and fat jack,[2] is an edible species of bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae.[3]
Taxonomy
[edit]The species was first described scientifically by American mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry D. Thiers in 1964.[4]
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| Cladogram of 7 closely related species according to the Open Tree of Life.[5] |
Suillus caerulescens | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex or flat |
 | Hymenium is adnate or decurrent |
 | Stipe is bare or has a ring |
 | Spore print is brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Description
[edit]The cap is yellowish to reddish brown, sometimes with streaks from its darker center.[6] It ranges from 4–15 cm (1.5–6 in) in diameter,[7] shaped convex to flat, and viscid when wet,[8] sometimes with veil remnants on the edge.[6] The flesh is yellowish,[8] as are the pores.[6] The stalk is yellowish to brown, darkening with age, 2–8 cm tall and 1–3 cm wide, and bruises bluish at the base;[8] it sometimes has a faint ring.[6]
Its stem bruises blue, which sometimes takes a few minutes.[3] The spore print is reddish-brown.[2]
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Fruit body examples
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Similar species
[edit]Suillus lakei is fairly similar,[8] as is S. ponderosus.[7]
Habitat and distribution
[edit]It can be found growing with Douglas-fir trees[6] in western North America from October to December.[2]
Uses
[edit]While edible, it is considered of poor quality.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms demystified: a comprehensive guide to the fleshy fungi (Second ed.). Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 978-0-89815-169-5.
- ^ a b c Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ a b Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ Smith AH, Thiers HD (1964). A Contribution Toward a Monograph of North American Species of Suillus (Boletaceae). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Lubrecht & Cramer. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-934454-26-1.
{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help) - ^ "[Suillus caerulescens + Suillus cavipes]". Open Tree of Life. Retrieved 2025-01-17.
- ^ a b c d e Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- ^ a b Audubon (2023). Mushrooms of North America. Knopf. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-593-31998-7.
- ^ a b c d e Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.
External links
[edit]Suillus caerulescens in Index Fungorum
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