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Chicken Fat Mushroom

Suillus americanus

Photo by Christine Y.
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Field Notes

Description:

Viscid yellow cap with reddish brown fibers and scales. This mushroom is mycorrhizal with eastern white pine and grows gregariously.

Habitat:

Growing on the ground in a pine forest.

Reference Links:

Suillus americanus - Wikipedia

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Comments (2)
Christine Y.
Thanks! This was a new one for me. I was simultaneously intrigued and disgusted by its common name. Vermont was full of bucket list mushies!

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PublishedSeptember 24, 2017

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