- Cap convex, golden-yellow to reddish-brown, slimy in wet weather.
- Tubes yellow, brownish after touching, when young covered by a yellowish veil.
- Stem yellow to reddish-brown, the same colour as the cap or somewhat darker.
- Ring white to yellowish.
- Flesh pale yellow, with mild smell and taste.
Suilloid boletes
Larch Bolete
Suillus grevillei
NA
Not applicable
Edible
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Characteristics
Ecology
Grows with larch and occurs throughout the Nordic region in parks and forests with larch trees.
Notes
Peel off the cap cuticle and cut away the dark part of the stem before preparation.
Similar species
Suillus luteus has butter-yellow tubes and a different colour on the cap and stem, edible.
Suillus grevillei var. clintonianus has a darker reddish-brown cap, edible.
Suillus grevillei var. clintonianus has a darker reddish-brown cap, edible.
