Key Identification Features
- Brilliant vermilion to cinnabar-red cap and stem
- forking false gills (blunt ridges, not true gills) run down the stem
- white spore print
- flesh white to pale pink with mild fruity apricot aroma
- cap 2-5 cm across with wavy margin
Preparation Notes
Saute in butter; pairs well with eggs and cream. One of the most distinctively colored edible fungi in eastern North America.
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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