Pleasant, mild, sweet and citrus-y aroma

Lemon-scented

Not collected

Exposed and must have been growing for quite some time— the nearby grass had woven its roots all throughout the peridium of this one.

A bit stinky

Not collected

Lemon-scented. Not collected

Two sizable truffle growing near each other, both fruiting above the soil and exposed (but still completely hidden by tall grass).

Not collected

Lemon-scented. Not collected

Difficult to describe the odor on this one, it is consistently more “chemical” and sharp than T candidum/quercicola though shares many similarities (including habitat). DNA will tell.

Difficult to describe the odor on this one, it is consistently more “chemical” and sharp than T candidum/quercicola though shares many similarities (including habitat). DNA will tell.

Same as the most abundant Russula found during April surveys. Not collected

Fairly abundant locally

Highly abundant, all growing on the soil surface but typically under leaf litter. Wonderful, complex aroma. Rich, bread-y.

Tiny and gregarious