Suillus luteus
(C. Linnaeus: E.M. Fries) Gray
Chilean slippery jack, Slippery Jack
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Mushroom, Fungus, Caution
The fruiting bodies are eaten with the slimy skin peeled off. They can be used in sauces, marinades, and gravies, or dried and pickled.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
In Chile it grows from sea level to 2,000 m above sea level. It grows near water. It grows in humid areas. It can grow in shade. It suits hardiness zone 9.
Africa, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Asia, Australia, Balkans, Belarus, Britain, Bulgaria, Burundi, Caucasus, Chile, China, Czech Republic, East Africa, Europe, Finland, Georgia, Hungary, Italy, Madagascar, Malawi, Mediterranean, Mexico, New Zealand, North America, Poland. Portugal, Russia, Scandinavia, Sicily, South Africa, Southern Africa, South America, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, Türkiye, USA, Ukraine,
How to Identify
A mushroom in the Suillaceae family that grows approximately 10 cm high, found in Chile from sea level to 2,000 m in humid areas near water.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Suillus luteus is a species of bolete fungus commonly referred to as slippery jack or sticky bun. The fungus was originally assigned to Boletus by Carl Linnaeus in 1753, before being made the type species of Suillus in 1796. The slimy cap is typically up to 10 cm (4 in) wide and conical before flattening. A membranous partial veil connects the cap to the stem when young. Yellow tubes extend downward from the underside of the cap, which spores escape through. The pale stem is up to 10 cm (4 in) tall and 3 cm (1+1⁄4 in) thick, bearing small dots near the top. Unlike most other boletes, it bears a distinctive membranous ring, tinged brown to violet on the underside. A common fungus native all across Eurasia from Ireland to Korea, it has been introduced widely elsewhere, including North and South America, southern Africa, Australia and New Zealand. The fungus grows in coniferous forests in its native range, and pine plantations in countries where it has become naturalized. It forms symbiotic ectomycorrhizal associations with living trees by enveloping the tree's underground roots with sheaths of fungal tissue. The fruit bodies are often produced in large numbers above ground in summer and autumn. The mushroom is edible, though not as highly regarded as other boletes. It is commonly prepared and eaten in soups, stews or fried dishes. The slime coating, however, may cause indigestion if not removed before eating. It is often sold as a dried mushroom.
Other Information
It is an export crop from Chile. It is popular.
Notes
Also put in the family Boletaceae.
Names & Synonyms
Callampa, Callampas, Chilean porcini, Hehuan runiuganjun, Hongos pino, Pine Bolete, Smorsopp, Smorsvamp, Sticky Bun, The yellow bolete, Zethiana
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