Armillaria Zelleri Stuntz & Smith Cap 5-15cm across, obtuse becoming flat or broadly convex with an umbo and an incurved, cottony margin; orange, brown, olive, and yellow mixed; slimy and minutely hairy. Gills actuate, close to crowded, narrow to moderately broad; whitish staining rusty brown. Stem 40-130 x 10-30mm, tapering to a pointed base; white and cottony above ring, below ring the sheath breaking into orange scales and patches. Veil partial veil leaving membranous, ragged ring on upper stalk. Odor mealy, unpleasant. Taste mealy, unpleasant. Spores ellipsoid, smooth, nonamyloid, 4-5 x 3-4µ. Deposit white. Habitat scattered or in groups under pine and aspen. Sometimes abundant in Pacific Northwest. Found in northern North America and California and reported from Tennessee. Season July-August (December-February in California). Said to be edible but not recommended.