Found in North America, and recently in Europe, it grows in a mycorrhizal association with pine trees.

The species was first described by American mycologist William Alphonso Murrill in 1938 as Ceriomyces projectellus, from collections made in Lynchburg, Virginia who later transferred it to Boletus.

The cap surface is dry, initially with a velvety so slightly hairy texture but developing small cracks in age.

[7] The fruit bodies of Aureoboletus projectellus grow singly, scattered, or in groups on the ground in a mycorrhizal association with pine trees.

[5] In 2011, it was reported for the first time in Europe, from Lithuania (Curonian Spit); the identification of the species was confirmed by comparing DNA sequences with authentic North American collections.