Key Identification Features
- Sticky wine-red to orange-brown cap
- decurrent gills that are gray then smoky black
- yellow-orange flesh
- stem tapers to point at base
- associated with pines
Preparation Notes
Edible but mediocre; remove gills before cooking; best in mixed dishes
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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