Key Identification Features
- Cap brown to orange-brown, dry, 5–12 cm
- pores white to cream
- stem white with dense dark brownish-black scabers (scales)
- flesh white, darkening slowly
- mycorrhizal strictly with birch
- flesh may darken dramatically on cooking to gray or black but edible
Preparation Notes
Cook thoroughly; flesh may turn gray-black but still good; strong flavor
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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