Suillus wasatchicus

Pale yellow cap flesh DNS & smells pungent. Stem is yellow by pores & whitish by base, w/ reddish dots & smears that darken w/age.

Description

Genus: Suillus

Species: wasatchicus

Common Name:

Tells: Pale yellow cap flesh DNS & smells pungent. Stem is yellow by pores & whitish by base, w/ reddish dots & smears that darken w/age.

Other Information: Viscid yellow cap may have pink or red flushes. Yellow tubes under pinkish- to brick-red dots & smears on the pores. Likes Ponderosa Pine.

Edibility: Unknown.

CHEMICAL TESTS:

  • NH4OH (Ammonia): No data.
  • KOH: No data.
  • FeSO4 (Iron Salts): No data.

Links:

National Audubon Society Field guide to Mushrooms, Gary Lincoff 581 Mushrooms of West Virginia and the Central Appalachians 0 North American Boletes 255

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