About Suillus cavipes (Klotzsch) A.H.Sm. & Thiers
Suillus cavipes, commonly called the hollow foot, is a mushroom species belonging to the genus Suillus. Its specific epithet cavipes comes from Latin, meaning 'hollow foot', and refers to the species' characteristic hollow stem. The cap is brownish, dry and fibrillose, reaching up to 12 centimetres (4+3⁄4 inches) wide, and sometimes has veil remnants along its edge. The pores of this mushroom are buff-colored and typically decurrent. The stipe grows up to 9 cm long and 2 cm thick; it is yellowish in the upper section, sometimes bears a faint ring, and matches the cap's color in the lower section. The flesh is whitish and firm. This species is found in Europe and North America. In the Pacific Northwest, it grows in association with larch. It is classified as edible.
