Suillus ochraceoroseus

Suillus ochraceoroseus, commonly known as the rosey larch bolete,^[2] is a species of fungus in the genus Suillus. It is similar in appearance to S. lakei.

Suillus ochraceoroseus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Suillaceae
Genus:	Suillus
Species:	S. ochraceoroseus
Binomial name
Suillus ochraceoroseus (Snell) Singer (1973)
Synonyms[1]
Boletinus ochraceoroseus Snell (1941) Fuscoboletinus ochraceoroseus (Snell) Pomerl. & A.H.Sm. (1962)

Suillus ochraceoroseus
Mycological characteristics
	Pores on hymenium
	Cap is convex or flat
	Hymenium is adnate or decurrent
	Stipe has a ring or is bare
	Spore print is reddish-brown to purple-brown
	Ecology is mycorrhizal
	Edibility is edible

The mushroom appears with larch in early summer and is edible.

Taxonomy

The species was first described by Wally Snell as Boletinus ochraceoroseus in 1941, based on specimens he had collected near Smith Creek in Idaho.^[3] René Pomerleau and Alexander H. Smith transferred it to Fuscoboletinus in 1962.^[4] In 1973, Rolf Singer transferred the species to Suillus.^[5]

Description

The cap grows up to 25 centimetres (10 in) wide,^[2] whitish then red, dry, and fibrillose. The margin may be yellow and have buff veil remnants.^[2] The pores are yellow to brown. The stipe is up to 10 cm (4 in) long, yellowish with red-brown hues near the base, usually with a ring or ring zone, and often hollow.^[6] The flesh is yellowish and may stain blue-green. The spore print is reddish-brown.^[2]

The species is similar in appearance to S. lakei.^[7]

Habitat

The mushroom appears with larch in early summer.^[6]

Uses

The species is edible but has a bitter flavour.^[2][7]