Australian mycologist John Burton Cleland noted it occurring under larch ("Larix"), oak, pine, birch and other introduced trees in South Australia in 1934, and it has subsequently been recorded in New South Wales, Victoria (where it was found near "Betula" and "Populus") and Western Australia. It has been recorded under introduced birch ("Betula") and hazel ("Corylus") in New Zealand. Mycologist Rolf Singer reported a similar situation in South America, with the species recorded under introduced trees in Chile. It is likely to have been transported to those countries in the soil of imported European trees.