#ectomycorrhizal

[medicinalmushroomthings-blog]

Have you ever wondered why truffles are so rare and expensive? ⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️⬇️ Truffles are #rare because they only grow in very specific conditions. Unlike other #mushrooms that grow on dead logs or in the soil. #Truffles need a live plant to grow in a relationship called the #ectomycorrhizal #symbiosis. ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• •• ••• •••• ••••• •••••• #mushroomtruffles #superfood #cuisine #life #mycology

[vrueppellii]

Just applied for a job to hunt down mushrooms this Summer, notably the Tuber lyonii or "pecan truffle." It pays $10/hr. 

If this doesn't pan out I'm gonna have to go full time at the pizza place and a girl can only eat so many pizzas