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.

SKU: Fuscoboletinus ochraceoroseus Categories: 1. Cap Tastes Bitter, Acrid, Astringent, or Peppery, 1. Found in Northern Illinois, 1. Found in the Pacific Northwest, 3. Found in Michigan, 4. Found in Ohio, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 5. Found in Ontario, 6. Found in Quebec, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, Cap Flesh Stains a Color Other than Blue, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Cap Texture is: 3- Wrinkled, Pitted or Corrugated, Cap Texture is: 4- Cracked Beyond Environmental Effects, Cap Texture is: 5- Spiky or Scaly, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Edibility: 4- Good, FILTER SET #1: REGION, FILTER SET #2: CAP FEATURES, FILTER SET #3: PORE FEATURES, FILTER SET #4: STEM FEATURES, FILTER SET #5: CAP FLESH (CONTEXT) FEATURES, FILTER SET #6: SPORE PRINT, FILTER SET #7: HABITAT FILTERS, FILTER SET #8: EDIBILITY, My Mushroom is Mature & Its Pores are Huge, My Mushroom is Mature & Its Pores are Tiny, My Mushroom's Cap is >0.1" Across, My Mushroom's Cap is >4” Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Pores Stain Other than Blue, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Pore Color is: 4 - Some Shade of Brown, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Spore Print is 3- Pink-, Red-, Purple-, or Cinnamon-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 2- Is Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Stem: 3- Has a Ring (Annulus), Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 3- the FAR WEST

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Description

Name in North American Boletes: Fuscoboletinus spectabilis

Genus: Suillus

Genus 2: Fuscoboletinus

Species: spectabilis

Common Name:

Tells: Bright reddish scales cover pink- to orange-red, viscid cap. Yellow cap flesh slowly stains pink, resolving to brown, smells nasty/pungent, & may taste sour.

Other Information: Yellow pores age to brown & typically bruise pinkish. Viscid stem is yellow above the red-brown ring & pink-red on yellow below it. Usually has remains of the veil hanging off the edge of the cap. Likes larch in wetlands, & may grow on stumps. A northern species that is mostly Canadian but can reach down to south of the border.

Science Notes: DNA testing eliminated the genus Fuscoboletinus and moved all its members to Suillus.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
KOH: No data.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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