| Is the cap rusty-brown; the ring persistent? .....   
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         Yes  | 
      Is the cap bright-orange; grows on rotten hardwoods in
        the West? ................    
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         Yes  | 
      Is the cap orange-brown, covered with erect, with
        pointed scales; grows in conifer duff and decayed wood?
         Yes  |