Gautieria monticola
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G. monticola
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Gautieria monticola
Harkn. (1884)

Gautieria monticola is a species of hypogeal fungus in the family Gomphaceae. It was described as new to science in 1884 by American mycologist Harvey Willson Harkness.[1] It is nonpoisonous, but smells strongly of sour milk.[2]

References

  1. โ†‘ Harkness HW. (1884). "New species of California fungi". Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences. 1: 29โ€“47 (see p. 30).
  2. โ†‘ Miller Jr., Orson K.; Miller, Hope H. (2006). North American Mushrooms: A Field Guide to Edible and Inedible Fungi. Guilford, CN: FalconGuides. p. 484. ISBN 978-0-7627-3109-1.


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