Key Identification Features
- Cap reddish-brown to dark brown with dry fibrous-scaly surface
- pores large angular yellow aging to yellow-green
- stem shaggy-reticulate with fibrous scales
- flesh yellow turning blue-green slowly when cut
- under pines in southeastern forests
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly; texture becomes soft; best in soups
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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