Cap |
Cinnamon brown to orange brown the sticky caps
grown to between 4 and 10 cm in diameter and remain convex.
The cap flesh is pale yellow and soft; it does not change colour when
the cap is cut. |
Tubes and Pores
|
A characteristic feature of this species is
the presence of milky droplets that are exuded by the tiny circular pores.
These droplets eventually darken as they dry.
The tubes are shallow and lemon yellow, and they terminate in pores of
the same colour. |
Stipe
|
The stem is very pale straw yellow and has no ring or ring zone. Towards the
apex of the stem, the surface is granular (from which feature this species
gets its common name); the granules are formed as milky droplets exuded from
the stem flesh harden as they dry.
Like the cap, when cut the pale yellow stem flesh does no change colour. |
Spore print |
Ochre or sienna-brown. |
Odour/taste |
Not distinctive. |
Habitat |
Beneath coniferous trees, and in particular
Scots Pine. |
Season |
July to November. |
Occurrence |
Fairly common. |
Similar species |
- Suillus grevillei has a similar cap but there is a distinct
ring zone on its stem and its pores are much larger and angular.
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