Painted Suillus

Fungus with a cap up to 12 cm. Grows in conifers and in forests. Spore print brown. Lives in symbiosis with tree roots: the fungus brings water and minerals, the tree feeds it sugars.

There are 304 observations of Painted Suillus in Québec, mostly in Outaouais, Laurentides and Lanaudière, and it has been reported in 14 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and become rare from October to June.