Velvet Bolete / Variegated Bolete

Suillus variegatus

Pine forests, sometimes even boggy ones, higher-lying places. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies large. Cap 3-12 (13) cm across, fibrous, fibrous-granular, slimy in damp weather, yellowish-grey, yellowish-brown, brownish-yellow. Tubes greyish-yellowish-greenish, in older ones greenish-yellow, dirty greyish-green, turning blue when pressed. Stem 4—8x2—3 cm, sturdy, smooth, orange-yellow, without a ring. Flesh yellow, turning blue when cut or broken, with a mild smell and taste. Characteristic features: greyish orange-yellow fruiting bodies, appearing in pine forests and forests with pine. Sometimes also called the pine-heath bolete. Grows in groups, less often singly, under pines. A tasty, valuable edible mushroom. Very common, loved by everyone.