Growing on Quercus alba duff and in the surrounding leaf litter as well as on some dead rootlets near the surface. Quercus sect. Lobatae, Carya spp. and Acer saccharum nearby. Caps and stems dry. Odor not distinctive. Primordia bright blue. Blue color remaining in basal mycelium, stem based and in patches on the cap in mature fruiting bodies. No bruising reaction. Gill edges smooth.