Collected. In grass on the forest edge. Mixed hardwood and a few hemlock in the woods.
This was a absolutely massive russula that my daughter, Ivy, found but another participant collected and brought back to the tables. I would estimate that this specimen was about 6 to 7 in wide on the cap and the stem was about an inch and a half wide and about 4 in tall. It weighed white a lot as well. One of the biggest and heaviest Russula that I've ever seen. It was found on the multi-use trail.
Growing on hardwood debris I think. Oak, hemlock, and birch present
Mild odor and taste. Pink straining where the cap context met gills. Stem flushed with pink in areas. Cap streaked. Under rhododendron and oak
White pine dominant area. 3000+ ft elevation