Suillus glandulosipes (“White-stemmed Bolete”)

Description

Name in North American Boletes: Suillus glandulosipes AND Suillus neoalbidipes

Genus: Suillus

Species: glandulosipes

• Species 2: neoalbidipes

Common Name: “White-stemmed Bolete”

Tells: A shorty that’s usually wider than tall. White-yellow stem w/dark spots & smears, bruising brown. Buff pores age to dingy yellow, & DNS.

Other Information: Young, fresh pores often have red-brown moisture drops. Oft-wavy or uneven, viscid cap ranges from buff-pink to yellowish to reddish cinnamon. White cap flesh ages yellower. Likes mosses under pine.

Science Notes: DNA evidence has confirmed what many people suspected, that glandulosipes (stem has spots) and neoalbidipes (stem has no spots) are one and the same. The resinous dots grow over time.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

• NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap flesh turns lilac- to greenish-gray.
• KOH: Cap flesh turns olive-gray.
• FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns olive green.

Links:

• Mushroom Expert
• Mushroom Observer
• Wikipedia
• Google Image Search

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