Jun 3, 2022
False Truffle
Melanogaster spp.
Western Washington, April-May 2022 Mary Howerton (shop)
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False Truffle
Melanogaster spp.
Western Washington, April-May 2022 Mary Howerton (shop)
Like regular truffles, false truffles - Elaphomyces granulatus - grow underground and rely on mammals to sniff them out and dig them up for spore dispersal. To this end, they smell quite interesting, but are not considered good to eat (for humans.)