Growing mostly buried with conifers @ ~ 5000ft. Caps up to 8.5 cm across, slightly tacky. Flesh of cap light yellow, bluish near gills and stipe flesh quite bluish. Spores ~ 7.9-9.0 X 4.4-5.1(6.0) microns, mostly elongate and slightly rough. 5% KOH on cap orangy red. KOH on flesh somewhat lighter yet lighter on stipe.