Habitat
This common species is found in coniferous woodlands, specifically on acidic soils. It grows in association with pine trees, particularly Scots pine. It is often found in the same locations as Gomphidius roseus.
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Appearance
- Cap
- 3 to 12 cm across, convex to flattened or wavy; colored like a Jersey cow (clay-pink, cinnamon, or ochre) with a distinct pale white margin. The surface is smooth and sticky or slimy when wet.
- Stem
- 4 to 6 cm long and 5 to 8 mm thick, cylindrical and often bent, sometimes tapering or slightly bulbous at the base; colored dirty yellow or sienna-yellow with pink mycelium at the base.
- Tubes
- Somewhat decurrent and colored grayish wine-red to dirty yellow.
- Pores
- Large, angular, and compound; initially pale olive-green or buff, later becoming ochre or clay-colored with wine-red tints; they do not significantly darken when bruised.
- Flesh
- Soft, whitish to yellow, gradually turning clay-pink or brownish-blue particularly in the stem base; tastes mild or sweet with a pleasant, fruity smell.
- Spore print
- Olive walnut-brown to pale olive-green.
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Edibility
This mushroom has a mild, sweet, and fruity flavor with a pleasant aroma. Younger, firmer specimens are preferred for eating because the flesh is soft; it gains a pink color when cooked. There are no poisonous lookalikes, making it a safe species for beginners to identify.
Misidentification can be fatal. Never eat a mushroom unless you're 100% sure. This information may be inaccurate. Always consult multiple sources.
Nutrient Source
EctomycorrhizalIt forms a symbiotic relationship with trees, exchanging nutrients from the soil for carbohydrates produced by the tree.
Common Names
- Basque
- behi-onddo, haltsa-ontoa, pinudietako, pinudietako behi-onddo, molleric
- Catalan
- molleric, molleric de bou
- Danish
- Grovporet slimrørhat
- Dutch
- Koeienboleet, Koeieboleet
- English
- Bovine Bolete, Jersey Cow Mushroom
- Finnish
- nummitatti
- French
- Bolet des bouviers
- German
- Kuhröhrling
- Northern Sami
- gieddegusaguoppar
- Norwegian
- ku-sop, bu-sop
- Norwegian Bokmål
- seig kusopp
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- seig kusopp
- Spanish
- hongo de aliso, Boleto bovino
- Swedish
- Örsopp, kosopp
- Welsh
- Boled yr Ych
Synonyms
- Agaricus bovinus
- Boletus aestivus
- Boletus bovinus
- Boletus bovinus
- Boletus congoensis
- Boletus mitis
- Boletus mitis
- Boletus recedens
- Caloporus viscosus
- Ixocomus bovinus
- Ixocomus mitis
- Mariaella bovina
- Polyporus viscosus
- Suillus bovinus
- Suillus bovinus
- Viscipellis bovina