Cap: 3-12 cm; convex, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat in age; dry; fairly bald or, when young, finely velvety; bright reddish orange when young, soon fading to reddish brown, cinnamon brown, or tan.
Pore Surface: Creamy whitish; bruising brown; eventually brownish; pores circular to angular, 1-2 per mm; tubes to 1 cm deep.
Stem: 2.5-10 cm long; 1.5-2.5 cm thick; equal or with a swollen base; dry; bald, or finely reticulate near the apex; usually orangish when young, becoming whitish to yellow or orange?but sometimes bright orange or brownish orange.
Flesh: White; soft; unchanging when sliced, or staining brownish.
Odor and Taste: Taste mild or slightly bitter; odor not distinctive.
