Slippery boletes

Suillus spp.

mushroom

The slimy-capped boletes of pines and larches: weeping bolete, Jersey cow mushroom, larch bolete, velvet bolete; average edibles.

Origin

Pine and larch woods of Europe

Season (United States)

July to October

Preparation

Laxative depending on the person: young, well cooked, the cap skin peeled and the stem removed. If you pick it yourself, have the mushroom checked by a pharmacist or a mycological society before eating it.

Molecules

Mushroom beta-glucansIn small amounts, not counted Ergothioneine

Did you know?

In Provence, they are called « pissacans ».