1. Found in the Pacific Northwest
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Suillus elbensis
Variable-colored, viscid cap. Stem is buff above the viscid ring, & grayish-brown below. Whitish pores & pale flesh both stain blue-green, sometimes slowly, usually shifting 1st to purple-gray & then red-brown.
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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 flavo-granulatus
Viscid yellow cap ages to pale yellow-tan. Yellow pores can be huge (2.5 mm across). White stem ages to yellow, w/pink-brown dots on the upper portion.
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Suillus fuscotomentosus
Brown fibers/scales cover cap’s buff-yellow-tan base color. Yellow stem has obvious brown or red-brown dots. May taste a little sour.
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Suillus glandulosipes (“White-stemmed Bolete”)
A short mushroom, usually wider than tall. Pale white/yellow stem stains brown when handled & has many dark spots/smears. Buff pores age yellow, often w/ red-brown moisture drops when fresh.
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Suillus grisellus (“Grayish Suillus”)
White/gray/brown pores run down stem (decurrent) & DNS. Likes sphagnum moss under larch, usually in wetlands.
Read moreSuillus helenae
Brownish- to orange-yellow cap flesh tastes acidic & DNS. Very viscid, pale brown, smaller, conical to bell-shaped cap w/yellowish tints by edge.
Read moreSuillus imitatus
Yellow cap flesh smells acidic to metallic & DNS (but stem flesh blues lower down). Soft, fibrous ring on yellow stem w/cinnamon tints.
Read moreSuillus imitatus var. viridescens
Wide, oft-broken, viscid stem ring. Stem has netting on yellow color above the ring, is often green right below it, & should be brown by base. Flesh smells acidic to metallic.
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Suillus lakei (“Western Painted Suillus”)
Distinctive orange-red-brown scales cover yellow cap. Yellow flesh may stain pink in the cap, & blue-green in the young (not old) stem base.
Read moreSuillus lakei var. pseudopictus
Brick red-brown fibers & scales cover the cap, which often cracks w/age. Yellow pores age dingy & bruise pink-brown. Often wider than tall.
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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 ochraceoroseus (“Rosy Larch Bolete”)
Yellow, oft-short stem may have a ring, & is often netted above it. Yellow cap flesh smells acidic to unpleasant, & tastes acrid to bitter.
Read moreSuillus pallidiceps
Wrap in wax paper & the paper will turn purplish brown. Viscid to tacky, whitish cap ages to yellow & then dull cinnamon-buff, & may crack w/age.
