Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel
(Weeping Bolete)

Interactions where Suillus granulatus is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus granulatus/Suillus granulatusweeping boletefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheather
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus granulatus/Suillus granulatusweeping boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/Pinuspinesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Questionable Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus granulatus/Suillus granulatusweeping boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveroot

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005Boletes and their alliesBritish Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Suillus granulatus (Weeping Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Suillus granulatus (Weeping Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSuillus granulatus (Weeping 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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Suillus granulatus (Weeping Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hills, A. 2004 A Strange Find - and the Explanation Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 106-107.

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Suillus granulatus (Weeping Bolete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 7 images of Suillus granulatus (Weeping Bolete)
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