Key Identification Features
- • Brown convex cap, smooth to slightly sticky
- cap edge white when young • Pores white then yellow-green
- tube layer does not stain blue when cut • Stem fat and bulbous with fine white netting (reticulation) • Flesh white, firm
- pleasant nutty aroma • Found under spruce, fir, pine, and oak
Preparation Notes
Excellent raw in salads or cooked; dry for year-round use
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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