Description:
bolete
Fruiting Body: cap 5-12 cm; stalk central, 6-10 cm long x 1.3-5 cm diameter; pores 1-3/mm. Spore Print Color: olive brown. Spores: basidiospores 12-16 x 4.5-6 µm, smooth, light yellowish brown.

Diagnostic macroscopic feature: distinguished from B. luridus which has a reticulate stipe

Nutritional Mode: ectomycorrhizal

Substrate: on ground

Habitat: deciduous and coniferous woods

Fruiting Season: summer, fall