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Suillus americanus

Common Name: None.
Description: Cap 3-10 cm across, broadly convex with a low umbo and incurved margin, which may have remnants of a yellowish, cottony veil hanging from it; bright yellow with red or brownish streaks and hairy patches; slimy and sticky. Stem 30-90 by 4-10 mm high and wide.
Habitat: singly or gregarious under eastern white pine. Very common. Found in northeastern North America.
Edible: good.

Source: Mushrooms of North America by Roger Phillips.