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Western Painted Suillus,
Suillus lakei (SUILLACEAE)
Johannes Harnisch, CC-BY-SA-3.0
Chris Herrera, CC-BY-SA-3.0
WESTERN PAINTED SUILLUS, Lake’s Bolete, or stains bluish or deep green when sliced.
Matte Jack grows on the ground exclusively un-
VEIL: The whitish to reddish partial veil leaves a
der Douglas-fir. In the Rocky Mountains, it fruits in
superior fibrillose ring on the stem. This ring often
summer and fall, while on the west coast it appears
grows ragged or disappears.
during fall and winter. Occurring alone or in groups,
SPORES: 7-11 x 3-4 µ, spindle-shaped to elliptical,
this mushroom favors exposed areas with poor soil.
smooth; Spore print: brown
CAP: The cap is 2-6 inches (5-15cm) wide and con-
EDIBLE PARTS: cap, stem
vex, becoming flat and occasionally depressed. Red-
dish-brown to pink scales pattern its yellowish or HOW TO EAT: While not particularly flavorful fresh,
orange-tan subsurface. The cap may be dry or viscid once dried this mushroom takes on a rich, woodsy
when wet. Partial veil remnants sometimes cling to taste. S. lakei is suitable for pickling and sauteing.
the margins. The thick, yellowish flesh sometimes PAINTED SUILLUS WILD RICE: Ingredients: but-
bruises pink. ter, 1 onion (chopped), salt, pepper, 2 cups wild rice,
PORE SURFACE: The cap’s underside is broadly at- 4 cups broth, 1 lb. (0.5 kg) dried mushrooms, ⅓ cup
tached to the stem, or running down it. Its large pores white wine, chives. In a large saucepan, sauté onions
are 0.04-0.12 inches (0.1-0.3cm) wide and often radi- in butter (5 min.). Stir in wild rice (30 sec.). Add broth
ally arranged. The pores and tubes begin yellowish, and mushrooms. Bring to a boil. Cover and simmer on
becoming darker in age, and bruising brown. low (45 min.). Add salt, pepper, and wine (simmer 4-5
min.). Fold in chives.
STEM: Measuring 1.2-3 inches (3-8cm) tall and 0.4-
1.2 inches (1-3cm) wide, the solid stem is equal and POISONOUS LOOK-ALIKES: Some similar mush-
without glandular dots. Its dry surface is yellow rooms with orange to red pores, pores that bruise
above and streaked reddish-brown below. Its flesh blue or black, or peppery-bitter flesh are poisonous.
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