Pungent Slippery Jack

Suillus pungens

Family: Boletaceae

In pine needle mulch in curbside garden on La Colina Street in Tustin, Orange County, CA. 12/25/12. © Joanne Schwartz.

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Suillus fungi are Boletes which tend to have viscid caps and often associate with conifers.

Glandular (dotted) stem