4a. Found in S.W. Pennsylvania
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Strobilomyces strobilaceus (“Old Man of the Woods”)
Cap is completely distinctive black scales on white base. Flesh stains pink. Stem is often stringy & useless.
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Suillellus luridus
Yellow, blue-staining cap flesh has a red line just above the tubes. Cap stains green/blue. Yellow/red stem has lots of red netting, esp. at the top.
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Suillus americanus (“Chicken Fat Suillus”)
Very viscid yellow cap, often w/red markings, stains fingers brown when handled. Grows under white pine. Yellow pores slowly stain reddish brown.
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Suillus brevipes (“Short Stalked Bolete”)
Stem is so short (<2″) that the viscid brown (dark to cinnamon, fading w/age) cap can seem to be on the ground.
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Suillus clintonianus (“Larch Suillus”)
Pale- to orange-yellow cap flesh stains pinkish brown. Viscid cap. Cap-colored stem usually has yellow band above the ring & white below. Ammonia/KOH on cap. Grows w/larch.
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Suillus granulatus (“Butterball”)
White stem ages yellower & has many pink/brown dots & smears. Viscid cap. Whitish pores age yellow & usually stain dull cinnamon.
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Suillus luteus (“Slippery Jack”)
Viscid yellow to red-brown cap w/sour-tasting skin. White stem ages yellow w/purplish or grayish tones, large, oft-viscid ring, & many dots & smears. Likes pine.
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Suillus spraguei (“Painted Suillus”)
Very distinctive red/brown scales all over the cap. Likes White Pine. Yellow pores age to brown, stain red-brown, & can be huge.
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Sutorius eximius (“Lilac Brown Bolete”)
Chocolate- to purple-brown pores stain dark brown. Purple- to gray-brown cap. White cap flesh slowly stains purple-, red-, or gray-brown.
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Tylopilus alboater (“Black Velvet Bolete”)
Velvety black cap. Oft-swollen or bulbous stem echoes the cap color. Pores & white cap flesh usually stain pink, then become dark.
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Tylopilus atronicotianus (“Tobacco Stain Bolete”)
White pores age to reddish brown & stain red/brown or black. Brown stem darkens going down to nicotine-stain-blackish, often ending in a “V” shape with a tiny taproot.
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Tylopilus badiceps
White cap flesh may slowly stain pink & sometimes has a “sweet molasses” smell. Cap starts deep red, ages to red-brown, & usually has a “beveled” edge.
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Tylopilus balloui (“Burnt Orange Bolete”)
Bright orange cap fades w/age. White stem w/yellow-orange tints, stains brown. White cap flesh stains pink-tan to purple-brown.
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Tylopilus felleus (“Bitter Bolete”)
White cap flesh tastes bitter, & rarely stains pink. Oft-bulbous, brown stem has dark brown netting & may stain olive-brown. White pores age pinkish.
