Suillus occidentalis

Short (<2″) white to pale yellow stem. Viscid buff, pinkish brown, to brown cap can seem to be on the ground. Whitish pores age to dingy yellow & DNS.

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Genus: Suillus

Species: occidentalis

Common Name:

Tells: Short (<2″) white to pale yellow stem. Viscid buff, pinkish brown, to brown cap can seem to be on the ground. Whitish pores age to dingy yellow & DNS.

Other Information: White to pale yellow cap flesh DNS. Likes Ponderosa Pine. Sui. brevipes is similar but has a darker cap & well-dotted stem. Known from Arizona.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap flesh turns rose red.
KOH: Cap flesh turns rose- or wine-red.
FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns 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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