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| fungus colour: Yellow, Red or redish or pink, Brown |
| normal size: 5-15cm |
| cap type: Convex to shield shaped |
| stem type: Simple stem |
| flesh: Flesh discolours when cut, bruised or damaged |
| spore colour: Olivaceous |
| habitat: Grows in woods, Grows on the ground |
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Boletus smithii Thiers Cap 10-16cm across, broadly convex; olive to olive-yellow flushed in part or entirely rose red, especially with age; dry. Tubes yellow. Pores small; bright yellow bruising blue. Stem 100-160 x 10-35mm, equal to swollen;
yellowish flushed rose red, especially in upper half. Flesh firm; pale yellow, slightly blue when bruised. Odor pleasant. Taste pleasant. Spores subfusiform, 14-19 x 4-6µ. Deposit olive-brown. Habitat often in large numbers under conifers. Found in the Pacific Northwest and Idaho. Season July-September. Edible.
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