Suillus cavipes, commonly known as the hollow foot[2] is an edible species of mushroom in the genus Suillus.[3] It is found in Europe and North America. It is associated with larch in the Pacific Northwest.[4]

Suillus cavipes
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Suillaceae
Genus: Suillus
Species:
S. cavipes
Binomial name
Suillus cavipes
(Opat.) A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1964)
Synonyms[1]

Boletus cavipes Opat. (1836)
Boletinus cavipes (Opat.) Kalchbr. (1867)
Euryporus cavipes (Opat.) Quél. (1886)
Boletopsis cavipes (Opat.) Henn. (1900)

Suillus cavipes
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Pores on hymenium
Cap is convex
Hymenium is adnate
Stipe is bare
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is edible

The brownish cap is dry, scaly, sometimes with veil remnants on the edge. The pores are buff. The stipe is yellowish above, sometimes with a slight ring, and cap-colored below; it is hollow, hence the epithet cavipes (Latin: 'hollow foot').[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Suillus cavipes (Opat.) A.H. Sm. & Thiers 1964". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
  2. ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9780898151695.
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  4. ^ a b Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
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