Substrate/Host: gripping/surrounding the roots of an unk. hardwood (see images 2 and 3) Habitat: largely maple-beech forest, with smaller areas of oak-hickory and hemlock dominated forest Ecoregion: Finger Lakes Uplands and Gorges (60d) Collector(s): D. Newman & P. Kaishian Collection_#: MO327400 Other: Spores: