Mushrooms occurring in Europe - Suillus cavipes


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Suillus cavipes- Hat diameter 40 to 100 mm, lemon-yellow, cinnamon-brown to orange-brown, also reddish to vinegar, first convex to obtusely conical, later flattened, concave, often with a sharp umbo. Dry surface, coarse-textured. The shore is often covered with remains of the shield during the youth.

Tubes 5-12 mm long yellowish to olive, later greenish-yellow, very wide and elongated, uneven openings, converging on the shaft.

Large, diamond-shaped, angular and diversified pores, narrowly meshed to the edge of the hat, the colors of the tubes.

Stem 30-90 mm long and 8-35 mm thick, tinged like a hat, tufted, with a leathery ring, slightly yellowish under the ring, yellowish brown, somewhat acuminate towards the base, thickened, quickly becoming empty in the middle, quite fragile.

The pulp is pale yellow, does not change color, spongy, in the stipe is whitish with a brown shade. Taste mild, pleasant smell, fungus.

Occurrence: In coniferous forests under larches, especially in medium and high mountains. From June to October.

Value: edible.

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