Suillus brevipes is a species of fungus in the family Suillaceae. First described by American mycologists in the late 19th century, it is commonly known as the stubby-stalk or the short-stemmed slippery Jack. The fruit bodies (mushrooms) produced by the fungus are characterized by a chocolate to reddish-brown cap covered with a sticky layer of slime, and a short whitish stipe that has neither a partial veil nor prominent, colored glandular dots. The cap can reach a diameter of about 10 cm, while the stipe is up to 6 cm long and 2 cm thick. Like other bolete mushrooms, S. brevipes produces spores in a vertically arranged layer of spongy tubes with openings that form a layer of small yellowish pores on the underside of the cap.
Suillus brevipes
The cap flesh is white or pale yellow, and does not change color when cut.
The pores on the underside of the cap are minute, typically 2–3 per millimeter.
Sources recommend peeling off the slimy cap cuticle before eating the mushroom.
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 Hemisphere, although some species have been introduced to the Southern Hemisphere.
Suillus
The cap underside of Suillus americanus (Peck 1887) Snell 1944 showing angular yellow pores.
Suillus bovinus(L. 1753) Roussel 1796
Suillus brevipes(Peck 1885) Kuntze 1898