Cap convex, becoming broadly convex or nearly flat in age, scarlet to raspberry red when young, with a dry velvety texture. The extreme margin often has a pale yellow or white band around it, and it discolours darker, and dirtier with age. Pores small, pale yellow, become greenish with age and bruise slowly. Stem slender and long, cylindrical, bright yellow at the apex, and progressively more red towards the base. Spore print olive-brown.
Similar species include Hortiboletus Simonini.
Microscopic Features: The spores are subfusiform to subellipsoidal in shape and have a smooth surface. They measure approximately 11.5-12.5 x 5-5.5µm.
Hortiboletus rubellus on the www.first-nature.com web site.
Xerocomellus rubellus on the MushroomExpert.Com Web site.
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