Slippery Jack

- Cap convex, grey-lilac when young, later more yellow-brown, slimy in wet weather.
- Tubes yellowish-white when young and covered by a membranous veil, yellow when older.
- Stem white to yellowish-white, granular above the ring.
- Ring substantial, white when young, darkening with age and sometimes disappearing completely.
- Flesh yellowish-white, with mild taste and smell.

Grows with pine, often along sandy forest roads in coniferous forest and on pine heaths.

Edible and good. Should be collected in dry weather when it is not slimy. Take only small and firm specimens and peel off the cap cuticle before preparation. Remove the tubes if they feel soft.