Suillus weaverae – Butterball Bolete
The butterball bolete (Suillus weaverae) is an edible mushroom that fruits summer-fall. It is often one of the first boletes to fruit. The mushroom has an orange-brown, slippery cap and small glandular dots on the stem. The cap may develop a patchwork pattern as it ages. The pore surface is white at first, becoming yellow […]
Suillus spraguei – Painted Suillus
The Painted Suillus (Suillus spraguei) is an edible mushroom that can be found in conifer forests from June-October. The mushroom grows scattered or clustered in the ground. It is a mycorrhizal mushroom that often associates with pine. The Painted Suillus has a unique scaly red cap and stem. The yellow pores are covered by a […]