=Boletus scaber=
=Pileus:= Rounded convex; diameter two to five inches;
surface occasionally smooth and viscid when moist;
color usually brownish red, but varying from orange
brick red or even black in certain varieties to
yellow or whitish.
=Tube surface:= Rounded, cushion-like; whitish at
first, becoming dingy; tube openings small and
round, and rather long as seen in section.
=Spores:= Reddish brown.
=Stem:= Solid, dingy white, tapering slightly above,
more or less thickly beset with brownish, fibrous,
dot-like scales, this being the most pronounced
botanical character for identification.
=Flesh:= White or dingy in certain varieties, often
changing to blue, brown, pinkish, or black where
wounded.
=Taste:= Negatively pleasant.
=Habitat:= A common and widely distributed species,
with many variations of color. Found in woods and
shaded waste-places.
=Season:= July-October.