Slippery Jack - Suillus luteus
A small bolete associated with pines, with a cap that is very sticky when wet. The cap is brown and the stipe whitish or yellowish with a ring. The large stem ring is white with a pale purplish tinge underneath and numerous small dark dots.
The Weeping Bolete Suillus granulatus has often been recorded in VC55; it is yellow to reddish brown but has no stem ring. Suillus bovinus has occasionally been recorded; it is pale brown and has no stem ring. Both are associated with Pine.
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Under Scots Pines
August to November in Britain.
Lostash
St Bernards Abbey
19 September 2015
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Species profile
- Common names
- Slippery Jack
- Species group:
- fungus
- Kingdom:
- Fungi
- Order:
- Boletales
- Family:
- Suillaceae
- Records on NatureSpot:
- 1
- First record:
- 19/09/2015 (Watson, Ashley)
- Last record:
- 19/09/2015 (Watson, Ashley)
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