Suillus americanus (Pk.) Snell ex Slipp & Snell Cap 3-10cm across, broadly convex with a low umbo and incurved margin, which may have remnants of a yellowish, cottony veil hanging from it; bright yellow with red or brownish streaks and hairy patches; slimy and sticky. Tubes adnate to decurrent; yellow, staining reddish brown when bruised. Pores large, angular; yellow becoming darker with age. Stem 30-90 x 4- l0mm, often crooked, becoming hollow; lemon yellow with dots that bruise darker, as do other parts of stem if handled. Veil partial veil, not attached to stalk, leaves no ring on stem. Flesh mustard yellow, staining pinky-brown when bruised. Odor not distinctive. Taste not distinctive. Spores ellipsoid to subfusoid, 8-11 x 3-4µ. Deposit dull cinnamon. Habitat singly or gregarious under eastern white pine. Very common. Found in northeastern North America. Season July-October. Edible-good. Comment Similar to Suillus sibiricus), which has a ring and is found in the West. The shot of the pores in close-up comes from Jeanne Daniels, with thanks. |