Found about 3 meters from a creek under a mix of ponderosa and lodgepole pine, but surrounding a small willow, ~8,800ft.
Over 30 fruiting bodies growing close, or in large caespitose clusters with caps often becoming fusiform, especially in larger specimens.
Very faint and slightly pleasant metallic smell
Large with dark gills with a beautiful ring in stipe.
Mossy area with lots of deadfall.
I didn’t dig it up so no photo of the base - oops sorry.
About two inches tall, pleasant smell
Stains blue
Copper cap and stem
Found in pine Forrest 10,200 ft
Mossy Needles & Dirt
Many in the area but growing separate.
Cluster of small Boletes
No staining
Pine needle duff
10,200 feet