Notes: When I first collected these they seemed to have a slight yellow stain on the base of the stipe and a slightly unpleasant. Unfortunately, I was recovering from a cold so my sense of smell may have been off. I thought I was getting a faint version of the typical phenolic smell and another person on the trip who is familiar with the smell confirmed it. It certainly wasn’t sweet.
The pileus first stained distinctly reddish (see third image), whereas the stipe went orangish yellow at first (see fourth image), then became more reddish and finally turned brown. However, after bringing it home, and cutting open the freshest specimen it only stained red.
The habitat was mixed pine and cedar (Calocedrus decurrens) forest in the San Bernardino mountains near the Santa Ana river. The altitude was around 5700’ (1750m). A snow plant (Sarcodes sanguinea Torrey) was blooming nearby.
