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Folsom Lake State Recreation Area- Mixed ecotypes. Quercus wislizeni dominant woodland with scattered Pinus sabiniana, occasional grassland zones and chaparral
Found in a rodent dig in sandy soils under Quercus wislizeni and Styrax redivivus
Truffle with scaly, orange-red peridium. Gleba white, veined, gelatinous looking, with orange, inverted tissue in center
Smell indistinct

Found in a subalpine, snowmelt-fed vernal meadow on the edge of a burned forest off of Alder Springs Road, Mendocino National Forest
Growing on old, moist grass blades and stalks of other herbaceous plants near stream
Tiny white astipitate cups with fine ornamentation on outer excipulum

Found just under the soil surface and leaf litter around Red Oaks, Black Locust, and Beech trees. (was in closest proximity to the Oak) 40x magnification with a sub-par scope.

edit: Added more microscopy to pair with upcoming sequence data.
spores measured: 13 - 20 × 8.5- 13.5 µm