Tylopilus chromapes (Frost) Smith & Thiers syn. Leccinum chromapes (Frost) Singer Cap 3-15cm across, convex becoming flatter, with margin often flared and irregular in age; rose-pink, fading in age. Tubes 5-12mm deep, depressed to nearly free; white, yellowish, finally pinkish or brownish. Pores 2-3 per mm, round to angular; white when young. Stem 40-150x 10-25mm solid, usually pinched off at the base; whitish above to paler pink then deep chrome yellow at base; firm, dry, dotted with pink or reddish scales. Flesh soft; white or pink-tinted. Odor not distinctive. Taste very slightly acid. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, 11-17 x 4-5.5µ. Deposit rosy brown. Habitat singly or scattered on the ground under hardwoods or conifers. Found in northeastern North America, south to Georgia. Season June-August. Edible-good.
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