Field Characteristics:

#220

-Growing solitarily on upper bank of open mixed oak/hickory woodland draw.

-Nearby Trees: Red Mulberry, Ash, Bur Oak, Northern Red Oak, Bitternut Hickory, Eastern Red Cedar, and American Linden.

-Cap deep orange with orange cortina remnants attached to margin. -Lamellae depressed at apex of stipe, short gills frequent. -Stipe different shades of orange, fibrous, bruising darker where handled.

-Smell: Not distinctive. -Taste: Slightly bitter. -KOH: Instantly purple on cap and stipe. -UV: Pinkish-purple on all surfaces.