CAP: (6-15 cm) wide, broadly convex, becoming nearly flat in age; surface uneven, often wrinkled like parchment, occasionally pruinose, white or whitish when young, occasionally with a pinkish tinge or sometimes tan, developing brownish stains in age, staining pinkish in FeSO₄ when young; flesh white, not staining blue when bruised; odor not distinctive; taste bitter.

PORE SURFACE: white when young, pinkish in age, slowly staining brownish when bruised; pores circular or nearly so, 1-2 per mm.

STALK: (8-14 cm) long, (1-4 cm) thick, enlarging downward, solid, white or whitish, sometimes developing dingy brownish or yellow-brown stains, weakly to distinctly reticulate; partial veil and ring absent.

SPORE PRINT: pinkish to pinkish brown.

MICROSCOPIC FEATURES: spores 10-15 x 3-5 μm, nearly oblong, smooth, hyaline to pale brown.

FRUITING: scattered or in groups on the ground under oak or pine; August-October; infrequent.

EDIBILITY: inedible, bitter.

COMMENTS: most often collected in the southern part of the region.

From Mushrooms of Northeastern North America Alan E. Bessette, Arleen R. Bessette, & David W. Fischer  Copright © 1997 Syracuse University, ISBN 0-8156-0388-6