Key Identification Features
- Thick, convex buff-brown cap
- white crowded gills running down thick central or off-center stem
- firm meaty texture
- little odor
- grows from plant roots or soil, not wood
Preparation Notes
Excellent edibility; slice thick and sauté or roast; one of the meatiest wild mushrooms
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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