Suillus cothurnatus (“Booted Suillus”)

Marbled orange-buff-yellow cap flesh stains dark purple-drab. Yellow pores age brownish & DNS

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Description

Genus: Suillus

Species: cothurnatus

Common Name: “Booted Suillus”

  • Common Name 2: “Baggy-Veiled Suillus”

Tells: Marbled orange-buff-yellow cap flesh stains dark purple-drab. Yellow pores age brownish & DNS.

Other Information: Viscid cap varies in color from yellow to dark brown. Viscid buff, yellow or brown stem w/brown dots has a ring.Very similar to S. salmonicolor, except that has a cottony roll at the base. Both are good edibles.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns pink before quickly fading.
  • KOH: Cap skin turns brown.
  • 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 233 328

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