''Suillellus mendax'' is a species of bolete fungus found in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

. It was originally published as a species of '' Boletus'' when it was newly described in 2013, but then transferred to ''

Suillellus ''Suillellus'' is a genus of bolete fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was originally described by William Alphonso Murrill in 1909 with ''Suillellus luridus'' (originally described as a species of ''Boletus'') as the type species. The genus was ...

'' the following year. This species is morphologically very similar to the widespread ''

Suillellus luridus ''Suillellus luridus'' (formerly ''Boletus luridus''), commonly known as the lurid bolete, is a fungus of the family Boletaceae, found in calcareous broadleaved woodlands in Europe. Fruit bodies appear in summer and autumn and may be locally a ...

'', but differs in its predominantly acidophilous ecology, a mostly dull-coloured, finely felty cap and more narrowly ellipsoid to subfusiform spores measuring (12.4–)13.3–14.7(–15.5) × (4.5–)4.9– 5.5(–5.7) μm. ''Suillellus mendax'' forms

ectomycorrhizal An ectomycorrhiza (from Greek ἐκτός ', "outside", μύκης ', "fungus", and ῥίζα ', "root"; pl. ectomycorrhizas or ectomycorrhizae, abbreviated EcM) is a form of symbiotic relationship that occurs between a fungal symbiont, or mycobi ...

associations with beech ('' Fagus''), oak (''

Quercus An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus ''Quercus'' (; Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae. There are approximately 500 extant species of oaks. The common name "oak" also appears in the names of species in related genera, notably '' ...

'') and sweet chestnut (''

Castanea The chestnuts are the deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Castanea'', in the beech family Fagaceae. They are native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nut (fruit), nuts they produce. Th ...

''). So far, it has been molecularly verified from

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and the island of

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* mendax Fungi described in 2013 Fungi of Europe {{Boletales-stub