Key Identification Features
- Dark red-brown to liver-colored cap with dry pruinose (frosted) surface
- yellow pores bruising blue
- yellow stem with red base flushing
- flesh yellow staining blue on cut
- under hardwoods
Preparation Notes
Good edible; cook thoroughly; distinctive frosted cap and red-yellow stem; confirm blue staining of cut flesh
Regions Found
Region data not available
Look-Alikes
No documented look-alikes on record.
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