Key Identification Features
- Its specific epithet insigne translates to "distinctive or outstanding".
- Descriptions of the flesh vary: taste is either indistinct or bitter, and odor is reported to be similar to hickory leaves.
- The flesh has no distinct taste or odor.
- 5–6 cm (1–2+1⁄4 in) thick, and usually has a thick, bulbous base.
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