Painted Bolete
Suillus pictus
Family: Suillaceae
Also called: Painted Suillus, Painted Slippery Cap, Red-and-Yellow Suillus
Overview
Strikingly red-scaly Suillus under eastern white pine, now placed in Suillus spraguei. Good edible.
Edibility
Edible
Rarity
common
Trophic mode
mycorrhizal
Typical peak
Sep–Oct
Season
Sep–Nov — typical fruiting months: Aug, Sep, Oct.
Host trees & substrate
- Mycorrhizal with pine
Where it grows
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