Suillus americanus
(chicken-fat mushroom)
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Type
Stem
Cap
Season
mushroom
1⅛" - 3⅛"
1⅜" - 3⅛"
Late Summer-Fall
Habitat and Hosts:
Mycorrhizal
Involved in a symbiotic (mutually beneficial) relationship with the tiny rootlets of plants—usually trees. The underground part of the mushroom surrounds the tree rootlets with a sheath (called a mycorrhiza), and the mushroom helps the tree absorb water and nutrients while the tree provides sugars and amino acids to the mushroom.
with 5-needled pines.