| Suillus cavipes | |
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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. cavipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Suillus cavipes (Opat.) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Boletus cavipes Opat. (1836) | |
Suillus cavipes Mycological characteristics | |
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 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Hymenium is adnate |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
Suillus cavipes, commonly known as the hollow foot is an edible species of mushroom in the genus Suillus. It is found in Europe and North America. It is associated with larch in the Pacific Northwest.
The brownish cap is dry, scaly, sometimes with veil remnants on the edge. The pores are buff. The stipe is yellowish above, sometimes with a slight ring, and cap-colored below; it is hollow, hence the epithet cavipes (Latin: 'hollow foot').
See also
References
- "Suillus cavipes (Opat.) A.H. Sm. & Thiers 1964". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9780898151695.
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ 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.
External links
Media related to Suillus cavipes at Wikimedia Commons- Suillus cavipes in Index Fungorum
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| Suillus cavipes |
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| Boletus cavipes | |
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