Key Identification Features
- Cap bright red to ruby-red when young, fading to orange-red
- 8–20 cm
- pores yellow aging to greenish
- stem with coarse red reticulation
- flesh yellow with slight or no bluing
- found under spruce and fir in Rocky Mountain forests above 8000 feet
Preparation Notes
Excellent edible; dry and slice; good in soups and stews
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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