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Suillus elbensis

(Peck) Kuntze

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1152674

Element CodeNFBOL05120

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderBoletales

FamilySuillaceae

GenusSuillus

Concept Reference

Index Fungorum. 2020. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2020).

Taxonomic Comments

Mycobank (2025) include Boletus elbensis, Suillus elbensis and Suillus serotinus in Suillus viscidus, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaN5

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S5	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Oregon (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Marble Point	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	6,874
Twin Mountain	Wallowa-Whitman National Forest	58,533

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Grassy Top	Colville National Forest	10,302
Grassy Top	Idaho Panhandle National Forests	13,485
Harvey Creek	Colville National Forest	10,140

References (3)

Index Fungorum. 2020. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2020).
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Nguyen, N.H., E.C. Vellinga, and P.G. Kennedy. 2016. Phylogenetic assessment of global <i>Suillus </i>ITS sequences supports morphologically defined species and reveals synonymous and undescribed taxa. Mycologia 108(6) 1216-1228.