28/07/23, 7:17 PM
Tädu terviserada, Lubja, Harjumaa
In pine (Pinus sylvestris) forest, between bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus) bushes
🔆 Forest shade, with evening partial sun
Original Instagram postSuillus variegatus
Velvet Bolete
- Scientific identification
- Suillus variegatus (Sw.) Richon & Roze
- Family
- Suillaceae
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Genus
- Suillus
Names across languages
- English: Velvet Bolete
- German: Sand-Röhrling
- Estonian: Liivtatik
- Russian: Маслёнок жёлто-бурый
The scientific profile
From the latest record: 2023-07-28.
Description
tubes under the cap instead of gills, yellow to olive, becoming brownish with age
Cap
cap is convex, becoming broadly convex to nearly flat in age, smooth to finely velvet, reddish-brown with a variegated pattern
Hymenium attachment
hymenium attachment is adnate to decurrent
Stipe
stipe is cylindrical, yellowish at the top, reddish-brown towards the base, may have a ring
Spore print
spore print is brown
Ecology
ecology is mycorrhizal, often found in association with pine trees
Edibility
edibility: edible, but should be peeled before consumption due to a potentially indigestible cuticle on the cap
Fruit body
fruit body to 6-12 cm tall
Dimensions
cap to 4-12 cm
Overview
Mushroom recognized by its distinctive cap with a variegated pattern of reddish-brown and yellow hues. Like other members of the Suillus genus, it has tubes instead of gills under the cap, which help to identify it as a bolete. It forms mutualistic relationships with pine trees, helping the tree to absorb nutrients while the mushroom benefits from the tree's photosynthesis products. Although it is edible, the cap's skin should be removed before cooking, as it can cause indigestion in some people.
Published in: Richon & Roze. In: Atlas Champ. (Aubrevilliers): 178. (1888).
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