Slippery Jack

Suillus luteus

Pine forests, especially young ones. Summer, autumn.

Fruiting bodies medium-sized, rarely large. Cap 3-8 (12) cm across, slimy, covered with an easily peeled cuticle, chocolate-brown, yellowish-brown, reddish-brown, yellow. Young tubes pale yellow, with droplets of white liquid, covered with a violet membrane; later, when the membrane disappears, they become greyish-yellow. Stem 3-10x1-3 cm, with a greyish-violet or yellowish-brownish ring. Flesh white, yellowish, soft, with a pleasant smell and taste, not changing colour when cut. Characteristic features: cap very slimy, stem with a ring, the colour of the flesh does not change. Grows in sandy, even grassy pine forests and spruce forests with pine, in groups, sometimes in colonies. The cuticle is peeled off. A tasty edible mushroom. Very common. Also of interest to medical scientists.