Spicy suillus is a type of fungus that forms a symbiotic relationship with pine trees, helping the trees absorb nutrients while it consumes sugars from the roots. It has a distinctive sticky cap and a stipe decorated with glandular dots. Spicy suillus typically thrives in coniferous forests and appears in the warmer months.
Cap Diameter:
3 - 10 cm
Odor:
Strong, fragrant or non-distinctive.
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Common Questions
General Info About Spicy suillus
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Attributes of Spicy suillus
Cap Diameter
3 - 10 cm
Height
5 - 12 cm
Cap
Cap 3 - 10 cm across; convex to broadly convex; yellow to yellow-brown; surface smooth
Cap Shape
Convex
Cap Surfaces
Slimy or slightly sticky, Fibrillose-scaly
Stem
Stem 4 - 9 cm long, 1 - 1.5 cm thick; equal, slightly swollen base; pale brown, whitish to yellowish
Stem Shapes
Club Shaped
Stem Surfaces
Smooth to slightly fibrous
Flesh
Whitish, pale yellow, orangish, reddish; not staining on exposure
Ring
Ringless
Spore Print Color
Brown
Odor
Strong, fragrant or non-distinctive.
Body Color
Brown
Yellow
Red
Orange
Flesh Bruises
The flesh or milk does not discolor when bruised or cut.
Growth Form
Solitary, Gregarious
Nutrient Gathering
Mycorrhizal
Substrate
On soil
You can find Spicy suillus by these plants:
Eastern white pine
Occurence Habitats
Coniferous Woodland
Species Status
Occasional
Endangered Species
No
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Habitat of Spicy suillus
Ground under spruce, balsam fir, and other conifers in forests and bogs
