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Suillus granulatus (L.) Roussel, in Sipp. & Snell, Fl. Calvados Edn 2: 34 (1796)

Boletus granulatus L., Sp. pl. Edn 2 2: 1177 (1753)
Boletus lactifluus Sowerby, Col. fig. Engl. Fung. Mushr. (London) 3: tab. 420 (top) (1809)
Leccinum lactifluum (Sowerby) Gray, Nat. Arr. Brit. Pl. (London) 1: 647 (1821)
Ixocomus granulatus (L.) Quél., Fl. Mycol. France (Paris): 412 (1888)
Suillus lactifluus (Sowerby) A.H. Sm. & Thiers, Michigan Bot. 7: 16 (1968)

Habitat: On acidic soil, associated with Pinus sylvestris and frequently growing amongst Calluna on heathland and less frequently in woodland.

Notes: Common and widespread. Suillus lactifluus, considered distinct by some authorities, is reported from two sites in England but unsubstantiated with voucher material.

Distribution: E: c, S: c, W: c, NI: c, ROI: c, Other: Channel Islands: !

Vouchers: England: K(M) 20545; Wales: K(M) 108440; NI: K(M) 83257

Descriptions, Lists & Icons:
D+I:, in Phillips, R., Mushrooms and other fungi of Great Britain & Europe: 288 pp. (1981), p. 216-217
D+I:, in Breitenbach, J., Kränzlin, F., Fungi of Switzerland Boletes and agarics (1st part) 3: 361 pp. (1991), p. 78, pl. 45
D:, in Hansen, I. & Knudsen, H., Nordic Macromycetes Polyporales, Boletales, Agaricales, Russulales. 2: 474 pp. (1992), p. 71
I:, in Bon, M., The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe: 352 pp. (1987), p. 47
I:, in Courtecuisse. R. & Duhem. B., Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain & Europe: 480 pp. (1995), p. 425
I:, in Krieglsteiner, G.J., Die Grosspilze Baden-Würtenbergs - Band 2 2: 620 pp. (2000), p. 299

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