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Suillus luteus

(Fr.) S.F. Gray

Slippery Jack

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.124153

Element CodeNFFUN20010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderBoletales

FamilySuillaceae

GenusSuillus

Synonyms

Boletus luteusL.Cricunopus luteus(L.) P. Karst.Ixocomus luteus(L.) Quél.Viscipellis luteus(L.) Quél.

Concept Reference

Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.

Conservation Status

Change Date1996-10-01

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Indiana	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Taku-Snettisham	Tongass National Forest	664,928

References (4)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <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 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <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 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.