Suillus grevillei
(Klotxsch : Fr.) Sing.
Yellow-cap bolete, The elegant bolete, Pine-tree bolete, Larch bolete
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus
The fruiting bodies are eaten.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a temperate plant. It grows near Tamarack.
Asia, Britain, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Europe, Hungary, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, North America, Norway, Poland, Russia, Scandinavia, Sweden, Turkey, Türkiye, USA,
How to Identify
A mushroom fungus with a bright red-brown cap and bright yellow coloring. It grows in temperate regions near larch and tamarack trees.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Suillus grevillei, commonly known as tamarack jack, Greville's bolete, or larch bolete, is a mycorrhizal mushroom with a tight, brilliantly coloured cap, shiny and wet looking with its mucous slime layer. The hymenium easily separates from the flesh of the cap, with a central stalk that is quite slender. The species has a ring or a tight-fitting annular zone.
Notes
Also put in the family Boletaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Houhuan runiuganjun, Larch suillus
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