Suillus Mushrooms Documentary

Suillus is a genus of fungi.

Species in the genus are associated with trees in the pine family, and are mostly distributed in temperate locations in the Northern Hemisphere, although some species have been introduced to the Southern Hemisphere.

The generic name Suillus means of pigs and is a reference to the greasy nature of the caps of fungi in this genus.

Some mushrooms in this species are edible and are highly esteemed, particularly in Slavic countries, where they are generally referred to as butter mushrooms.

They are generally picked as buttons when the flesh is still firm. In some species, the slimy cap coat acts as a purgative when consumed and should be removed before cooking.

Specific characteristics common to most species in Suillus are the cap cuticle which is often slimy and sticky when moist.

The presence of darkly staining, clustered, sterile cells that give the tube mouths a speckled or glandular appearance.

And spores that are usually cinnamon brown or chocolate brown in mass.

Intra-genus variation may be demonstrated by differences in colour and ornamentation of the cap cuticle, flesh, pores and stipe and the presence of a partial veil in immature forms.

There are some very beautiful and impressive Suillus species, and, after autumn rains, they can come up in large numbers.

One example of a mushroom in the Suillus genus is the Larch Bolete which is a mycorrhizal mushroom with a tight, brilliantly coloured cap that can be shiny and wet looking.

The Larch Bolete is a mushroom with a 5–10 cm cap colored from citrus yellow to burnt orange, that is at first hemispherical, then bell-shaped, and finally flattened.

It has a sticky skin, short tubes of yellow or brownish which descend down to the bottom of its cylindrical stalk which is cream-colored turning to reddish brown with a cream-white ring.

It grows from June until November in the soil of mixed forests, close to the foot of a larch tree with which it lives in symbiosis.

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