Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer
(Larch Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
GenusSuillus (a genus of boletes)
FamilySUILLACEAE (a family of boletes)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete) :
1: Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
27 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
partial ring of fruitbodies under Hybrid Larch
Image 1: 3 fruitbodiesImage 2: 4 fruitbodiesImage 3: CollectionImage 4: Fruitbodies around base of Hybrid LarchImage 5: Fruitbodies around base of Hybrid Larch (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - LS - natural backgroundImage 8: Fruitbody - top viewImage 9: Fruitbody - underside showing poresImage 10: Fruitbody - young - side viewImage 11: Cap margin and pore surface - enlargedImage 12: Pore surface and fresh bruising (left) - enlargedImage 13: Pore surface and older (2 mins) bruising (left) - enlargedImage 14: Pore surface - enlargedImage 15: Ring and stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 16: Ring and stipe apex - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 17: Ring and stipe apex - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 18: Spore print + Melzer\'s Iodine - enlarged - white backgroundImage 19: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 20: Stipe apex - close-up - enlargedImage 21: Spores - magnifiedImage 22: Spores - magnified (2)Image 23: Spores - magnified - white backgroundImage 24: Spores - magnified - white background (2)Image 25: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 26: Spores - highly magnified (2)Image 27: Spores - highly magnified (3)Image 28: Spores - highly magnified - white backgroundImage 29: Spores - highly magnified - white background (2)
2: Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
26 Sep 1988 OSGR: ST89 51° 40’ N, 2° 10’ W Vice County: West Glos (VC 34) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pore surface, stipe and ring - lain downImage 3: Fruitbody - top view - in situImage 4: Pores - close-up - enlargedImage 5: Stipe apex and ring - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 7: DescriptionImage 8: Description - contd
3: Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
4 Oct 1975 OSGR: SU93 51° 10’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbodies - side view showing pore surface, stipe and ring - in situImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing pore surface, stipe and ring - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - young - side view - in situImage 5: Cap margin and pore surface - close-up - enlarged
4: Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
10 Oct 1971 OSGR: SE75 54° 0’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North-east Yorks (VC 62) England
under larch
Image 1: Fruitbody - old - side view showing stipe and ring - in situ
5: Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
24 Sep 1968 OSGR: TQ21 50° 50’ N, 0° 10’ W Vice County: East Sussex (VC 14) England
Image 1: Fruitbody - side view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pore surface, stipe and ring - lain down

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Greenhalgh, P. 2002 Suillus clintonianus (=S. grevillei var. badius) Vol 3 (1) Page: 6

Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)

A widespread and common bolete which is exclusively ectomycorrhizal with Larch (Larix). With the widespread removal of Larch as a vector for Phytophthora the fungus is likely to become much rarer.

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