Aurantiacum (Aurantiacum) dried. Local names are red-eared, red-eared, red-eared, red-eared, aspen. The mushroom is edible. Used fresh, dried, marinated, salted. Collected mushrooms are dried in dryers at a temperature not higher than 40-50 °C. Dried raw materials contain no more than 12% moisture. Local names are red-eared, red-nosed, red-eared, red-eared, aspen. Description Cap 4-12 (15-20) cm in diameter, hemispherical, then convex-spreading with an upturned edge, dark red, brownish-orange, orange-red (the color of the cap is variable, different shades, fades when mature), bare or thin, dry. The skin is not removed. Pores are whitish, later turn gray, small, rounded. Leg 8-15(20) X 1.5-4.5 cm, dense, whitish, dark fibrous-scaly. The pulp is white, when cut in the air, it first turns a little pink, then turns purple and black, with a pleasant smell and taste. Uses Collected in May - October. The mushroom is edible. Used fresh, dried, marinated, salted. Collected mushrooms are dried in dryers at a temperature not higher than 40-50 °C. Dried raw materials contain no more than 12% moisture.