July to November
Suillus bovinus
Suillus bovinus
Certain identification required before any consumption
- Raw
- Raw consumption not documented
- Cooking
- Cooking recommended, minimum time not established
- Review
- Certain identification required before any consumption
- Instruction
- The Swiss Federal Food Safety and Veterinary Office advises against eating wild mushrooms raw. Have this harvest checked by an expert and cook it thoroughly; no species-specific cooking requirement is established here.
A small ochre Suillus associated with pines, without a ring, best recognised by its very large, angular pores that often run down the stem.
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Guide contents
Guide contents
Season
Indicative period: July to November.
Habitat
Pine woods, plantations, clearings and path edges beneath pines, often in groups.
Method
Check several visible features before retaining a species name.
Three features to check on the specimen.
Cap
Convex to flattened, ochre-brown with an often wavy margin.
Pores
Large, angular, grey-yellow to olive pores, often elongated and running down near the stem.
Stem and flesh
Slender, light ochre, smooth stem without a ring, sometimes with pink mycelium at the base. Whitish to clay-yellow, soft flesh that sometimes slowly turns pink.
Examine the specimen in this order.
- Examine the underside and the stem all the way to its base.
- Compare the flesh reaction only on a section already needed for examination.
- Keep the host tree and habitat as supporting evidence.
Features incompatible with this species.
- Suillus granulatus, with smaller pores and glandular dots.
- Suillus variegatus, with a dry, speckled cap.
- Gomphidius roseus, with gills and often found nearby.
