Key Identification Features
- Reddish-brown cap with faint concentric zones
- white latex that does not change color
- mild non-acrid taste
- faint unpleasant oily odor
- gills pale buff-brown
- grows exclusively under oak
Preparation Notes
Edible but mediocre flavor with mild oily odor; cook thoroughly; strictly an oak associate — confirm habitat
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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