Ceps??? and others for I.D

[flaxton]

Originally Posted by wildherbalian85

Is that Suillus variegatus??

and

Suillus bovinus - this does look much like the smaller of the 2

Sorry about that Yes Suillus for both

Mal

[Chris Yeates]

fascinating stuff - and thanks WildH for kicking it all off!

Nick's question about whether a relationship is involved is interesting as well

it is known that certain boletes do form mutualistic 'links' to other members of the order Boletales; in 2003 in Nick's home area (at Kelling Heath) I found lots of Suillus variegatus growing with one of the gilled 'boletes' Chroogomphus rutilus the Copper Spike see attached pic

as has appeared elsewhere on WAB, the relationship between the Common Earthball Scleroderma citrinum and the Parasitic Bolete Pseudoboletus parasiticus is now considered to be not parasitic at all

and of course earthballs are now also considered to be members of the Boletales

hope that's not too clap-trappy for everyone

best wishes to all

Chris

[NickCantle]

The usual partner between those two genuses is Suillus bovinus and Gomphidius roseus