Suillus ponderosus

Grows on both wood & ground. Yellow pores bruise brown. Viscid cap varies in color (yellow to cinnamon) & may have greenish tints.

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Description

Genus: Suillus

Species: ponderosus

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Tells: Grows on both wood & ground. Yellow pores bruise brown. Viscid cap varies in color (yellow to cinnamon) & may have greenish tints.

Other Information: Viscid ring is often red-brown on the bottom. Stem is yellow above the ring, darker below, & stains brown from handling. Yellow cap flesh may stain pinkish, & sometimes smells acidic. Likes conifers, especially Douglas Fir.

Edibility: Good.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): Cap flesh turns pale lavender.
  • KOH: Cap skin turns black. Cap flesh turns wine-red.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): Cap flesh turns gray.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff 583 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians 0 North American Boletes 247

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