This species of mushroom, although edible, is considered invasive. It is native to the Northeast of the United States and enters into mycorrhiza with European pines, thus displacing other species of native mushrooms.

The fungus appeared in Poland on the Baltic coast, and in recent years it has expanded its expansion and is also found in Lithuania and Latvia.

It is found very often on moors, hence it also has another common name - heather boletus.

The cap of this species of mushroom has a convex shape, its surface is reddish in color, brown, dull and dry. The edges of the hat are finished with a characteristic frill. The hat can reach up to 20 cm in diameter.

The leg is exceptionally long, it can be up to 15 cm high, which distinguishes this mushroom from other porcini species.

The surface of the leg is peach, light brown, with numerous furrows and characteristic longitudinal grooves.

The flesh is pinkish in color and does not change color when damaged. The tubes are yellow, yellow-green. The mushroom has a delicate aroma and a slightly sour taste.

In Poland, it occurs on sands and dunes surrounded by dwarf mountain pine and Scots pine. Often found on moors.

Edible mushroom, but it is significantly inferior to the taste values of other well-known European mushrooms from the boletus family.