Suillus punctipesSuillus punctipes, commonly known as the spicy suillus, is a bolete fungus in the family Suillaceae.TaxonomyThe fungus was originally described in 1878 by American mycologist Charles [Horton Peck] as a species of Boletus. Collected from Gansevoort, New York, Peck described its distinguishing features as "its rhubarb-colored stem thickened at the base and the brownish color of the young hymenium". Rolf Singer transferred it to Suillus in 1945.Habitat and distributionThe bolete has been recorded from Taiwan.UsesThe species is edible but very soft.