We have collected this species several times under Eucalyptus  at the Hilo Forest
Preserve on Hawai`i.  Although the Hawaiian specimens are very similar to those of
S. atroviridis  we have seen from the Great Smoky Mts. of North Carolina, the probably
ectotrophic association with Eucalyptus  in Hawai`i is unusual.  A closer comparison
with Australian Sarcodon taxa may reveal that the Hawaiian taxon is distinct from
S. atroviridis .