Appearance
Cap: 3-9 cm; at first convex, becoming flat, with a shallow central depression, or vase-shaped; slimy or thinly slimy when fresh; the margin arched; bald; zoned with concentric bands of carrot orange and paler orange.Gills: Attached to the stem or running slightly down it; close or nearly distant; orange; bruising brownish.
Stem: 4-8 cm long; 1.5-2 cm thick; orange; more or less equal, or tapering somewhat to base; bald; hollow; sometimes slimy when young; often with a whitish sheen above; sometimes bruising dull red or brownish; sometimes with wide, shallow potholes.
Flesh: Thin; white to orangish.
Milk: Orange; unchanging when exposed; slowly staining tissues red.
Odor and Taste: Odor faintly fragrant; taste mild.
Chemical Reactions: KOH negative on cap surface.
Spore Print: Whitish to pale yellow.
Distribution
Northeastern North America and the upper Great Lakes region.
Habitat
Mycorrhizal with conifers, usually with northern white cedar; growing scattered or gregariously; summer and fallReferences:
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