Caps convex, velvety, pinky rose to purplish red, yellow rim at margin. Flesh pale yellow staining dark blue quite quickly (cut mushroom was a day old so staining reaction slower & lighter). Pores pinkish dull red, depressed at the stem. Tubes 7 mm deep. A very young specimen with bulbous stem, others becoming equal with aging, up to 7 cm in length,yellow at apex, red below with elongated darker reticulation over the length. Sandy soil in oak-pine grove, NC coastal plain.
from within well rotted conifer log.