Growing partially submerged in soil, fully covered in woodland duff in low woodland area below mixed oak woodland slope.

Nearby Trees: Chinkapin American Hophornbeam, Pawpaw, Elm, Red Mulberry, and Black Walnut.

Smell: rotten eggs (sulfuric)
Microscopy: Mounted in Melzer's.

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-Growing gregariously on open mixed oak/hickory woodland ridge.
-Nearby Trees: Chinkapin Oak, Black Oak, American Hophornbeam, Bur Oak, Northern Red Oak, and distant Black Walnut.

-Cap, when young, subtomentose, red wine color in the center, fading to lighter shades of red towards the margin. Margin light colored.
-Stipe hollow with central pith, red developing lateral cracks, creating lighter shades of red. Basal mycelium white.
-Hymenium consisting of white round pores, not bruising where damaged.

-Smell: Not distinctive.
-Taste: Not distinctive.
-KOH: Fading cap color (slowly).