Suillus cavipes
| Suillus cavipes | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Suillaceae |
| Genus: | Suillus |
| Species: | S. cavipes |
| Binomial name | |
| Suillus cavipes | |
| Synonyms | |
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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 | |
Suillus cavipes, commonly known as the hollow foot is a species of mushroom in the genus Suillus. The epithet cavipes (Latin: 'hollow foot') refers to the hollow stem.
The brownish cap is up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 in) wide, dry, fibrillose, sometimes with veil remnants on the edge. The pores are buff and usually decurrent. The stipe is up to 9 cm long and 2 cm thick, yellowish above, sometimes with a slight ring, and cap-colored below. The flesh is whitish and firm.
It is found in Europe and North America. It is associated with larch in the Pacific Northwest. It is edible.