''Suillus ochraceoroseus'', commonly known as the rosey larch bolete, is a species of fungus in the genus ''

Suillus ''Suillus'' is a genus of basidiomycete fungi in the family Suillaceae and order Boletales. Species in the genus are associated with trees in the pine family (Pinaceae), and are mostly distributed in temperate locations in the Northern Hemisphe ...

''. It is similar in appearance to ''S. lakei''. The mushroom appears with

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in early summer and is

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Taxonomy

The species was first described by

Wally Snell Walter Henry "Doc" Snell (May 19, 1889 – July 23, 1980) was an American baseball player and coach, college athletics administrator, and mycologist. He played briefly as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Boston Red Sox during the seas ...

as ''Boletinus ochraceoroseus'' in 1941, based on specimens he had collected near Smith Creek in

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and

Alexander H. Smith Alexander Hanchett Smith (December 12, 1904 – December 12, 1986) was an American mycologist known for his extensive contributions to the taxonomy and phylogeny of the higher fungi, especially the agarics. Early life Smith, born in Crandon, Wis ...

transferred it to '' Fuscoboletinus'' in 1962. In 1973,

Rolf Singer Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German mycologist and Taxonomy (biology), taxonomist of gilled mushrooms (agarics). He wrote the book "The Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy (biology), Taxonomy". He fled to various countries d ...

transferred the species to ''Suillus''.

Description

The cap grows up to wide, whitish then red, dry, and fibrillose. The margin may be yellow and have buff

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remnants. The pores are yellow to brown. The stipe is up to long, yellowish with red-brown hues near the base, usually with a

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or ring zone, and often hollow. The flesh is yellowish and may stain blue-green. The

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is reddish-brown. The species is similar in appearance to ''S. lakei''.

Habitat

The mushroom appears with

in early summer.

Uses

The species is

but has a bitter flavour.

References

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q10683517 ochraceoroseus Edible fungi Fungi of North America Fungi described in 1941 Fungus species