Suillus variegatus

Suillus variegatus and suillus reticulatus are similar to this species.

Suillus variegatus is edible, but is said to smell unpleasant, with a somewhat metallic taste.

The pictures compare the broken stipe of a Lactarius vellereus, with that of Suillus variegatus, a member of the Boletaceae.

Suillus variegatus, commonly called the velvet bolete or variegated bolete, is a species of edible mushroom in the genus Suillus.

Species such as Suillus variegatus and Paxillus involutus were able to mineralize 2,4-dichlorophenol both in axenic culture and in an EcM association with Pinus sylvestris.