Found on soil over roots of dead monterey pine. Cespitose. Pilius: 7 cm max diam. Light orange with appressed fibrils. Dry. Some cracked. Red to KOH. Gills: notched. Close to crowded. Deep. Orange with dark brown splotches. Sharply notched w/ slight decurrent attachment. Stipe: Orange. Equal. Fibrilose. Partial veil: present, persistant. Spore print: orange.