Suillus decipiens

Small, hairy/scaly, variable-color cap has an incurved edge, bruises dark gray & flattens w/age. Almost-veined, radial yellow pores age browner & DNS or stain brownish.

SKU: Suillus decipiens Categories: 1. Found in Alabama, 2. Found in Florida, 2. Found in New Jersey, 3. Found in Louisiana, 3. Found on Long Island (New York), 4. Found in Mississippi, 4. Found in Pennsylvania, 5. Found in North Carolina, 6. Found in Eastern Texas, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is White, 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: 1- Dry & Smooth (Normal), Cap Texture is: 5- Spiky or Scaly, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Deciduous (Leafy) 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, 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: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 3- Red, Pink, Purple, or Orange, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, 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, Spore Print is 2- Yellow to Yellow-Brown, Spore Print is 4- Plain Old Brown, STEM COLOR FILTERS, STEM DECORATION/ TEXTURE FILTERS, Stem Is Bulbous, Stem Is Thin & Stringy, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 3- Has a Ring (Annulus), ZONE 1- the NORTHEAST, ZONE 2- the MIDWEST, ZONE 5 - the SOUTH

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Genus: Suillus

Species: decipiens

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Tells: Small, hairy/scaly, variable-color cap has an incurved edge, bruises dark gray & flattens w/age. Almost-veined, radial yellow pores age browner & DNS or stain brownish.

Other Information: Cap flesh yellow to pinkish buff while stem flesh is bright yellow, darkening toward orange low down. Both may bruise reddish. A small mushroom <2½ inches across. Ringed stem often has fine hairs (no dots or smears) & is often curved at the bottom. Likes pines & oak/pine mix.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap skin turns pinkish gray. Flesh turns pinkish or pale raspberry.
KOH: Cap skin turns pale to greenish gray. Flesh turns blue gray.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap skin slowly turns gray. Flesh slowly turns pale gray.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff

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Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians

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North American Boletes

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BENA

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