Tylopilus badiceps (Pk.) Smith & Thiers Cap 4-8cm across, broadly convex, becoming somewhat centrally depressed when mature; dark brownish red or dark maroon; dry, velvety. Tubes adnate; white, becoming dingy with age. Pores minute; white, becoming dingy with age. Stem 40-50 x 15-30mm, solid, sometimes slightly swollen in the middle; brownish; smooth, radiating. Flesh white, when bruised brown spots slowly develop. Odor mild, sweet, suggestive of molasses. Taste similar. Spores narrowly ellipsoid, smooth, 8-10 x 3.5-4.5µ. Deposit purplish brown. Habitat on the ground in oak and mixed woods. Found in northeastern North America. Season August-September. Edible - good.