Weeping Bolete - Suillus granulatus

The orange-brown, to brown-yellow cap is viscid (sticky) when wet, and shiny when dry, and is usually 3 to 9 cm in diameter. The stem is pale yellow, of uniform thickness, with tiny brownish granules at the apex. It is without a ring. The tubes and pores are small, pale yellow, and exude pale milky droplets when young. The flesh is also pale yellow.

Usually found under pine.

Autumn.

Often found in quite large and widely scattered groups.

Widespread and fairly frequent in many parts of Britain.

Status in Leicestershire and Rutland not known.