Notes: Said to = Suillus amabilis (Peck) Sing,
Cap; 1 & one half to 3 & 1 half inches across,
Some shade of rusty orange-red, or brown-tan fibrils covering cap surface, with yellow orange back ground,
darkening or browning where bruised, fibrils moist but not viscid unless very wet, surface cracking when dry, veil remnants on margin,
Pores; yellow then ocher-yellow, staining rusty or red brown when cut or bruised,
Stalk; yellow above veil, brownish below, surface darkening, interior stains gray-green slightly,
but as in the concise yet precise words of Johan Harnisch “some what debatable some of the time” (at least when dry), base with mycelia attached,
Veil; a whitish band around stalk, and some remaining on cap margin,
Flesh; Yellow at first when cut then turning pinkish orange, especially in cap margin, and green-gray in stalk base,
Taste slightly sour, of lemon juice, at least when raw,
Found under Douglas-fir.
I had some for diner and supper, they were good,
Suillus pictus is found under pine,
Suillus decipiens cap is not as dark lighter orange,