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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Suillaceae |
| Genus: | Suillus |
| Species: | S. cavipes
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| Binomial name | |
| Suillus cavipes | |
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Boletus cavipes Opat. (1836) | |
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]
See also
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edit- ^ "Suillus cavipes (Opat.) A.H. Sm. & Thiers 1964". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2011-01-05.
- ^ Arora, David (1986). Mushrooms Demystified. Berkeley: Ten Speed Press. ISBN 9780898151695.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 287. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- ^ 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.
External links
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Media related to Suillus cavipes at Wikimedia Commons- Suillus cavipes in Index Fungorum
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