Suillus caerulescens
Suillus caerulescens is an edible species of bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae.[1] It was first described scientifically by American mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry D. Thiers in 1964.[2] It can be found growing with Douglas fir trees.[3] Its stem bruises blue, which sometimes takes a few minutes.[1]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Suillaceae |
| Genus: | Suillus |
| Species: | S. caerulescens |
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| Suillus caerulescens | |
The cap is yellowish to reddish brown, sometimes with streaks from its darker center.[3] It ranges from 5–15 cm (2–6 in) in diameter, shaped convex to flat, and viscid when wet,[4] sometimes with veil remnants on the edge.[3] The flesh is yellowish,[4] as are the pores.[3] The stalk is yellowish to brown, darkening with age, 2–8 cm tall and 1–3 cm wide, and bruises bluish at the base;[4] it sometimes has a faint ring.[3]
While edible, it is considered of poor quality.[4]
Suillus lakei is fairly similar.[4]
See also
References
- Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
- Smith AH, Thiers HD (1964). A Contribution Toward a Monograph of North American Species of Suillus (Boletaceae). Ann Arbor, Michigan: Lubrecht & Cramer. p. 36. ISBN 978-0-934454-26-1.
- Trudell, Steve; Ammirati, Joe (2009). Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Field Guides. Portland, OR: Timber Press. p. 222. ISBN 978-0-88192-935-5.
- Davis, R. Michael; Sommer, Robert; Menge, John A. (2012). Field Guide to Mushrooms of Western North America. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 330–331. ISBN 978-0-520-95360-4. OCLC 797915861.