1. Found in Northern Illinois
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Suillellus luridus
Yellow, blue/green staining flesh has a red/purple line just above the tubes. Yellow/red stem has lots of red netting, esp. at the top.
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Suillus acidus (“Sour Cap Suillus”)
Cap ages from pinkish- or yellow-buff to yellow-brown. Cap skin usually tastes acidic. Stem will snap like a twig, is buff- to tan-yellow, & has red-brown dots. Often has a viscid, yellowish ring.
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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 flavidus (“Slim Jack”)
Viscid, dark or pale buff, yellow, to olive-tan cap often has a big bump in the center. Dark brown ring on whitish stem that ages to pale yellow.
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Suillus granulatus (Europe in America)
White to pale yellow stem has many pink/brown dots & smears. Viscid brown to yellow 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 spectabilis
Yellow, oft-short stem may have a ring, & is often netted above it. Yellow cap flesh smells acidic to unpleasant, & tastes acrid to bitter.
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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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Suillus subaureus
Orange-yellow pore surface DNS. Yellow cap flesh may stain red. Slightly viscid yellow-orange-apricot cap w/brown-red specks.
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Suillus weaverae f/k/a 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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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 appalachiensis
White pores age pinkish & stain brown. A small but solid bolete that likes roadsides & mossy ground by tree stumps. Whitish cap flesh slowly browns & often tastes bitter.
