Key Identification Features
- Cap yellow-brown to tawny, slimy, 4–10 cm
- pores yellow
- ring white with dark spore deposit
- stem pale with resinous dots above ring
- distinctive in having two-layered ring (boot-like) — inner and outer veil
- associated with 2-needled southern pines
Preparation Notes
Remove slimy cap; saute or dry; mild flavor
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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