Suillus helenae

Brownish- to orange-yellow cap flesh tastes acidic & DNS. Very viscid, pale brown, smaller, conical to bell-shaped cap w/yellowish tints by edge.

SKU: Suillus helenae Categories: 1. Found in the Pacific Northwest, 2. Cap Tastes Sour or Acidic, CAP COLOR FILTERS, CAP FLESH COLOR FILTERS, Cap Flesh Does Not Stain with 30 seconds, Cap Flesh is Yellow, CAP FLESH STAINING FILTERS, CAP SIZE FILTERS, CAP TASTE FILTERS, CAP TEXTURE FILTERS, Cap Texture is: 2- Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Coniferous ("Needle-y") Trees, Edibility: 3- Iffy, 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's Cap is >0.1" Across, PORE COLOR FILTERS, PORE SIZE FILTERS, PORE STAINING FILTERS, Pores Do Not Stain within 30 seconds, Primary Cap Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, Primary Pore Color is: 2 - Yellow to Gold, Primary Stem Color is: 2- Yellow to Orange, Primary Stem Color is: 4- Some Shade of Brown, 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 Thin & Stringy, STEM SIZE FILTERS, Stem: 1- Has No Significant Ornaments, Stem: 2- Is Viscid, Sticky, Slimy or Slick, Stem: 7- Is Notably Dotted and/or Spotted, ZONE 3- the FAR WEST

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Description

Genus: Suillus

Species: helenae

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Tells: Brownish- to orange-yellow cap flesh tastes acidic & DNS. Very viscid, pale brown, smaller, conical to bell-shaped cap w/yellowish tints by edge.

Other Information: Yellow to dark yellow pores can be huge and deep. “Resinous” yellowish stem darkens when handled, may have yellow dots, & often has a whitish “nest” of fibers (rhizomorphs) by the base. Found in Oregon and Idaho. Likes pine.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
KOH: Cap skin turns purple-brown. Cap flesh turns purplish.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap skin and flesh both turn slowly 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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