> A single large and robust basidiome growing on the edge of a trail in mixed pitch pine & oak woods in the Speedwell section of FPP. > I've posted this species several times on MO -- all collections are from the NJ Pine Barrens. > This is the earliest fruiting I have ever observed. > The cap of this young specimen was almost 5" in diameter; the stipe was ~7" long and 1.5" wide.