Suillus grevillei (Klotzsch) Singer
(Larch Bolete)

Interactions where Suillus grevillei 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root Larix larches Pinales: Pinaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
More associations between Russula pectinata and planted limes - and some reflections provoked by them., Nannfeldt, J.A., 1979
Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus grevillei/Suillus grevilleilarch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix/Larixlarchesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Larix decidua Larch, European Larch Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus grevillei/Suillus grevilleilarch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix decidua/Larix decidualarch, european larchliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii hybrid larch Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus grevillei/Suillus grevilleilarch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsii/Larix decidua x kaempferi = L. x marschlinsiihybrid larchliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Larix kaempferi Japanese Larch Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Suillaceae/Suillus grevillei/Suillus grevilleilarch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Larix kaempferi/Larix kaempferiJapanese larchliveroot

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
Nannfeldt, J.A., 1979More associations between Russula pectinata and planted limes - and some reflections provoked by them.Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 13 (1): 33-34.
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.
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 grevillei (Larch Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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

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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Suillus grevillei (Larch Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
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:

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

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 45 images of 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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