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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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.

Science Notes: DNA testing eliminated the genus Fuscoboletinus and moved all its members to Suillus except for paluster, which has been placed (probably for just the moment) in Boletus.

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 0 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians 0 North American Boletes 179 BENA 353

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