Boletus affinis Pk. Spotted Bolete Cap 5-10cm across, convex; color very variable, reddish brown, vinaceous brown to yellow-brown, often spotted and blotched with pallid, yellowish spots in the var. maculosus; dry, often with white bloom. Tubes sunken around stem; white to yellowish. Pores off-white to pale buff with age, bruising olivaceous. Stem 50-120 x 10-20mm, cylindrical to clavate; pale fawn, reddish brown in mid portion, white at base, in the var. maculosus sometimes completely pallid; dry, smooth to very slightly reticulate. Flesh white. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores smooth, ellipsoid, (9)12-16 x 3-4(5)µ. Deposit yellow-brown. Habitat abundant at times under deciduous trees. especially beech. Found widespread in eastern North America, from eastern Canada to Florida. Season June-October. Edible. Comment The young buttons are dark brown and the mature specimens often light tan. Var. maculosus has a more spotted cap.