Growing among leaf litter in woods near Quercus spp., Carya spp., Fagus grandifolia, Acer spp., Carpinus caroliniana, Asimina triloba and some other non-ECM hardwoods. Abundant. Some fruiting bodies were parasitized by Hypomyces papulasporae observation 283825. Setae present. Asci inoperculate with amyloid apical pores. Spores brown and 7-septate. Spore measurements from Piximetre: (93.7) 97.5 - 115.8 (123.2) Ã- (5.1) 5.3 - 6.6 (7.1) µm, Q = (13.1) 15.6 - 20.7 (21.6) ; N = 30, Me = 107.4 Ã- 5.9 µm ; Qe = 18.3 Piximetre: 93.66 x 7.13 µm, 102.11 x 6.55 µm, 99.34 x 5.39 µm, 112.90 x 5.57 µm, 110.56 x 5.99 µm, 97.30 x 6.97 µm, 111.69 x 5.18 µm, 109.59 x 5.09 µm, 123.25 x 5.96 µm, 106.94 x 6.28 µm, 109.44 x 6.80 µm, 115.81 x 5.94 µm, 111.93 x 6.33 µm, 109.95 x 5.73 µm, 99.75 x 5.33 µm, 108.60 x 6.06 µm, 111.70 x 5.68 µm, 107.05 x 6.04 µm, 104.90 x 5.07 µm, 115.95 x 5.62 µm, 104.72 x 6.33 µm, 114.55 x 5.80 µm, 117.86 x 5.93 µm, 96.60 x 5.39 µm, 103.32 x 5.82 µm, 99.01 x 5.68 µm, 110.42 x 6.21 µm, 112.43 x 5.54 µm, 103.40 x 5.42 µm, 97.54 x 6.33 µm