''Suillus punctipes'', commonly known as the spicy suillus, is a
bolete fungus in the family
Suillaceae
The Suillaceae are a family of fungi in the order Boletales (suborder Suillineae), containing the boletus-like '' Suillus'', the small truffle-like ''Truncocolumella'', as well as the monotypic genus ''Psiloboletinus''. As of 2008, there are ...
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Taxonomy
The fungus was originally
described in 1878 by American mycologist
Charles Horton Peck as a species of ''
Boletus''. Collected from
Gansevoort, New York, Peck described its distinguishing features as "its rhubarb-colored stem thickened at the base and the brownish color of the young hymenium".
Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a Germany, German-born mycologist and one of the most important Taxonomy (biology), taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century.
After receiving his Ph.D. at the University ...
transferred it to ''
Suillus'' in 1945.
Habitat and distribution
The bolete has been recorded from Taiwan.
Uses
The species is
edible but very soft.
See also
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List of North American boletes
References
External links
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Edible fungi
Fungi described in 1878
Fungi of Asia
Fungi of North America
punctipes
Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck
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