- Suillus bovinus
Taxobox | name = "Suillus bovinus"
image_width = 220px
image_caption = "S. bovinus"
Pine woods, Galicia - [http://www.flickr.com/people/bryonia/ Alberto Vázquez]
regnum = Fungi
divisio =Basidiomycota
class =Homobasidiomycetes
ordo =Agaricales
familia =Suillaceae
genus = "Suillus "
species = "S. bovinus"
binomial = "Suillus bovinus"
binomial_authority = (Pers.) Roussel (1898)mycomorphbox
name = Suillus bovinus
whichGills = adnate
whichGills2 = decurrent
capShape = flat
capShape2= convex
hymeniumType=pores
stipeCharacter=bare
ecologicalType=mycorrhizal
sporePrintColor=olive-brown
howEdible=edible"Suillus bovinus", also known as the Jersey cow mushroom, is a pored mushroom of the genus "
Suillus " in theSuillaceae family. It is anedible mushroom that often grows in asymbiosis (Mycorrhiza ) withpine .Description
The cap of "Suillus bovinus" is initially convex, then flat with a wavy margin and a grey-yellow in colour. The flesh is whitish or yellowish and the pores are irregular and grey- to olive-yellow and generally decurrent to the 4-6 cm tall stem, which is a similar colour to the cap and smaller towards the base.
Distribution and habitat
It is found in
coniferous woods across Europe, includingsubalpine regions in the Alps.Edibility
"Suillus bovinus" tastes mild and is edible, although it was left for the medieval peasants while medieval French knights allegedly reserved the highly regarded "
Tricholoma equestre " for themselves.cite book |title= The Great Encyclopedia of Mushrooms|last= Lamaison|first= Jean-Louis|coauthors= Polese, Jean-Marie|year= 2005|publisher= Könemann|location=Cologne |isbn= 9783833112393|oclc= 76834295|pages= p. 90]Ecology
The related "
Gomphidius roseus " is found exclusively with this species, and is now thought to be parasitic upon the mycelium of "Suillus bovinus".cite journal |last= Olsson|first= PA|coauthors= Munzenberger, B; Mahmood, S; Erland, S|year= 2000|month= |title= Molecular and anatomical evidence for a three-way association between "Pinus sylvestris" and the ectomycorrhizal fungi "Suillus bovinus" and "Gomphidius roseus|journal= Mycological Research|volume= 104|issue= 11|pages= 1372–1378|id= |issn= 0953-7562|oclc= 202040160|url= http://journals.cambridge.org/action/displayAbstract?aid=64133|accessdate=2008-08-09|publisher=British Mycological Society |quote= ]Notes
References
*cite book |last= Breitenbach|first= J|coauthors= Kränzlin, F|year= 1991|title= Fungi of Switzerland 3: Boletes & Agarics, 1st Part|location=Lucerne |publisher= Edition Mykologia|isbn= 9783856042301|oclc= 55554551
*cite book |title= Fungi of Northern Europe 1: Larger Fungi (Excluding Gill Fungi)|last= Nilsson|first= Sven|coauthors= Persson, Olle|year= 1977|publisher=Penguin Books |location=London |oclc= 25386612|pages=
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