Growing in leaf litter on a ridge under Carya ovata near Acer nigrum, Quercus sect. Lobatae, Fagus grandifolia and Ulmus sp. Pore layer thin. Pores red with a yellow margin, bruising blue. Cap surface dry and somewhat rough, bruising dark bluish. Cap context light yellow. Context in the base of the stem red. Context bruising strongly blue and fading slowly to brown. Stem surface with small orange pruina and bruising blue. Taste of cap mild and nutty. NH4OH light orangish/reddish brown on cap and context. 5% KOH red on cap and stem. 10% FeSO4 gray on cap and context.