Under beech/oak/hickory. Smells of ashtray. Pores bruise blue. Bluing at base.
In winter on well-decayed deciduous log. KOH had no reaction on cap. Did not note smell or taste.
In pitch pine forest on grassy edge of road. Very fragile ring, yellowish stem more tan at apex, yellowish warts. My initial thought was Amanita persicina when I saw the small specimens, but then there were these vivid red individuals. Consensus on FB Amanita of North America seemed to be persicina. Unfortunately I did not save a specimen.
already dug up when I found it, so i think someone probably observed this one already haha