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]
| Gautieria monticola | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Gomphales |
| Family: | Gomphaceae |
| Genus: | Gautieria |
| Species: | G. monticola
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| Binomial name | |
| Gautieria monticola Harkn. (1884)
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Gautieria monticola | |
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 | Glebal hymenium |
 | No distinct cap |
 | Hymenium attachment is irregular or not applicable |
| Lacks a stipe |
 | Spore print is white |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
References
edit- ^ Harkness HW. (1884). "New species of California fungi". Bulletin of the California Academy of Sciences. 1: 29–47 (see p. 30).
- ^ 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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