Grosmannia clavigera

Grosmannia clavigera (Rob.-Jeffr. & R.W.Davidson) Zipfel, Z.W.de Beer & M.J.Wingf.

Edibility

Edibility unknown — do not eat

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Photos

Photo: Caleb Catto. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Caleb Catto. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Loren Cassin Sackett. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)
Photo: Caleb Catto. CC-BY. Source (inaturalist)

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 Grosmannia clavigera by month
Month	Records
January	1
February	0
March	2
April	0
May	0
June	2
July	0
August	0
September	0
October	0
November	0
December	0

Where it is found

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

Alberta 3 records · Foraging rules
British Columbia 1 records · Foraging rules
Colorado 1 records · Foraging rules

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About

Grosmannia clavigera is a species of sac fungus that causes blue stain in wood. It spreads to lodgepole pine, ponderosa pine, Douglas-fir, and whitebark pine trees from the body and a special structure in the heads of mountain pine beetles. The blue stain fungus has evolved a relationship with mountain pine beetles that allow them to travel from tree to tree on a special structure in the beetle's heads and stops the tree from producing resin to pitch out or kill the beetle, encouraging the pine beetle infestation occurring all along the Rocky Mountains from Mexico into Canada. The beetles are able to mine and lay eggs while avoiding the tree's defenses. The 33 Mb genome of this fungus was sequenced in 2009. Although previously considered to be asexual, C. clavigera appears to have the potential to reproduce sexually as indicated by the presence of mating type loci in the genome.

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