Key Identification Features
- It does not have a distinctive taste, and its odor has been described as "slightly fruity".
- It has no distinct odor, or a faint somewhat metallic odor.
- It resembles the related species Suillus granulatus, but can be distinguished by its yellowish flesh, which is not white like that of S.
- The stem base has pink tones, and connects to distinctively pink mycelial threads that are visible when the fruit body is uprooted.
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