Gautieria monticola

Gautieria monticola Harkn.

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Edibility

Edible (per source) Source: Wikipedia: Gautieria monticola

Classification from Wikipedia: Gautieria monticola. Sources can be wrong or incomplete, and people react differently.

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Photos

Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Hilary Rose Dawson. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: San Francisco State University, Harry D. Thiers Herbarium (SFSU-). CC0. Source (gbif)
Photo: San Francisco State University, Harry D. Thiers Herbarium (SFSU-). CC0. Source (gbif)

Lookalikes

No lookalikes are recorded for this species yet. That does not mean there are none. Many mushrooms look alike, so never rely on appearance alone.

Season

When this species has been recorded, by month, from open-licensed US and Canada observations. It shows when people report it, not a guarantee it is fruiting.

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Recorded observations of Gautieria monticola by month
Month	Records
January	0
February	1
March	3
April	2
May	9
June	85
July	74
August	38
September	6
October	10
November	4
December	1

Where it is found

States and provinces with the most records. Check the foraging rules for the place you plan to visit.

California 97 records · Foraging rules
Oregon 56 records · Foraging rules
Alberta 9 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 7 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 4 records · Foraging rules
Washington 4 records · Foraging rules
Idaho 3 records · Foraging rules
Montana 2 records · Foraging rules
Utah 2 records · Foraging rules
Wyoming 1 records · Foraging rules

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Identification traits

Underside (gills, pores or teeth)	gleba
Ecology	mycorrhizal
Spore print color	white

Traits vary. Use them to ask better questions of an expert, not to make a final call.

About

Gautieria monticola is a species of hypogeal truffle-like fungus in the family Gomphaceae. It was described as new to science in 1884 by American mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness. It grows up to 9 centimetres (3+1⁄2 in) across with no stem. It is pallid in youth then tannish to brownish, with similarly coloured spore chambers. In age, it smells like decaying onions or sour milk. It is nonpoisonous, but has a rubbery texture and may smell unpleasant.

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