This was found at an elevation of over 8,000 feet in the area of Sandia Crest, near Albuquerque, New Mexico. This area lies in the Santa Fe National Forest, and is populated by mixed conifers and aspens. The books describes the stalk as being thick, fused and white blending to yellow/orange upward. It is found in moist high elevations under conifers after summer rains in August and September.