Sticky Bolete / Grey Larch Bolete

Suillus viscidus

Larch stands. Summer, autumn.

Cap medium-sized, rarely larger, 50-10 (12) cm across, greyish, dirty yellowish, greyish-brownish, slimy, the cuticle peels easily, margins often with remnants of the partial veil. Tubes greyish, greyish-brownish; pores white, grey, turning brownish when pressed. Stem 6—8x1—2 cm, the colour of the cap, thickening towards the base, with a white ring, older mushrooms with a grey ring. Flesh white, without a particular smell or taste, turning only faintly greenish-brownish when cut or broken. Characteristic features: fruiting bodies with a grey tinge, stem with a ring, grows only under larches. Appears in larch stands and in forests and parks with larch, in groups. Edible, uncommon.