Suillus weaverae (sometimes incorrectly referred to as Suillus granulatus in North America) is a bolete mushroom in the genus Suillus found in the United States and Canada. Previously thought to only exist in small numbers in Minnesota, Suillus weaverae has been rediscovered as a species wherever Suillus granulatus has been described in the Eastern United States.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Butterball being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Suillus granulatus
- Suillus placidus
- Suillus brevipes
- Suillus occidentalis
- Suillus bellinii
- Suillus punctatipes
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Suillaceae
- Genus
- Suillus
- Species
- Suillus weaverae
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