"Chalciporus piperatus" grows in conifer plantations associated with the fly agaric ("Amanita muscaria") and the chanterelle ("Cantharellus cibarius"). It has been recorded under introduced loblolly pine ("Pinus taeda") plantations in Santa Catarina and Paraná states in southern Brazil, and under introduced trees in the Los Lagos Region of Chile. It has also spread into native forest in northeastern Tasmania and Victoria, having been found growing with the native myrtle beech ("Nothofagus cunninghamii"). The rare variety "hypochryseus" occurs only in Europe, including Austria, the Czech Republic, Greece, Italy, and Spain. Also rare, variety "amarellus" is widespread in European coniferous forests, where it usually found near pines, spruce, and sometimes fir.