Destuntzia saylorii
Mycologia 77(5): 741. 1985.
Photo: This is the type collection from Wild Plum Campground, Sierra Co., CA.
Common Name: none
For descriptions see Fogel & Trappe & Siegel et al.
Hypogeous under alder (Alnus rhombifolia), Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii), oaks (Quercus sp.), and incense cedar (Calocedrus decurrans) along stream banks from October to June.
Unknown. Too small and rare to be considered for culinary purposes.
Destuntzia saylorii is a rare fungus, known only from Sierra County and San Bernadino County.
Fogel, R. & Trappe, J.M. (1985). Destuntzia, a New Genus in the Hymenogastraceae (Basidiomycotina). Mycologia 77(5): 732-742. (Protologue)
Siegel, N., Vellinga, E.C., Schwarz, C., Castellano, M.A. & Ikeda, D. (2019). A Field Guide to the Rare Fungi of California's National Forests. Bookmobile: Minneapolis, MN. 313 p. (PDF)
Trappe, J.M., Molina, R., Luoma, D.L., Cázares, E., Pilz, D., Smith, J., Castellano, M.A., Miller, S.L. & Trappe, M.J. (2009). Diversity, Ecology, and Conservation of Truffle Fungi in Forests of the Pacific Northwest. U. S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station: Portland, OR. 194 p. (PDF)
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