A pale yellow to orange-yellow-brown cap with a paler yellow margin. Flesh is pale yellow. Minute white pores turn yellow and may brown with handling and age.The stem is white with fine reticulation on the upper stipe and a yellow band of color at the apex. It does not stain. Ity is associated with hardwoods, especially oaks, and with conifers. Edible and choice.
It is in the Boletaceae family of the Boletales order.