Notes: Found several clusters of these, some even growing directly on dead tree trunks, and all in the fully carpophoroid state. There were plenty of Armillarias in the general area but none growing directly adjacent nor in an intermediate state.

[admin – Sun Nov 14 14:13:22 +0000 2010]: Changed location name from ‘Balsam, Jackson Co. , North Carolina, USA’ to ‘Balsam, Jackson Co., North Carolina, USA’