aining ▁a ▁diameter ▁of ▁ ▁wide . ▁The ▁cap ▁surface ▁is ▁dry , ▁with ▁a ▁vel vet - like ▁texture ▁when ▁young , ▁sometimes ▁developing ▁cra cks ▁in ▁m atur ity . ▁The ▁cap ▁color ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁c inn am on - b rown ▁to ▁yellow - b rown ▁to ▁re dd ish ▁brown ▁or ▁re dd ish ▁orange ▁to ▁orange - yellow . ▁The ▁bright ▁yellow ▁flesh ▁has ▁no ▁distinct ive ▁taste ▁or ▁od or , ▁and ▁a ▁taste ▁r anging ▁from ▁m ild ▁to ▁slightly ▁acid ic . ▁The ▁p ore ▁surface ▁on ▁the ▁unders ide ▁of ▁the ▁cap ▁is ▁vari ably ▁colored : ▁in ▁young ▁spec im ens , ▁this ▁ranges ▁from ▁ ▁red ▁to ▁brown ish ▁red ▁to ▁dark ▁mar oon - red , ▁or ▁red - or ange ▁to ▁orange ; ▁the ▁color ▁f ades ▁in ▁older ▁individuals . ▁The ▁circular ▁por es ▁number ▁about ▁ 2 ▁per ▁millimeter , ▁and ▁the ▁tub es ▁compr ising ▁the ▁h ymen oph ore ▁are ▁ ▁deep . ▁The ▁stem ▁is ▁ ▁long ▁by ▁ ▁thick , ▁and ▁nearly ▁equal ▁in ▁width ▁throughout ▁its ▁length . ▁It ▁is ▁solid ▁( i . e ., ▁not ▁h ollow ) ▁with ▁a ▁fur fur ace ous ▁surface ▁( app ear ing ▁to ▁be ▁covered ▁in ▁bran - like ▁particles ), ▁and ▁m ature ▁individuals ▁usually ▁have ▁short , ▁st iff ▁hair s ▁at ▁the ▁base . ▁All ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁m ush room – cap , ▁p ore ▁surface , ▁flesh ,