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Geopora cooperi
Cooper's truffle, fuzzy false truffle, fuzzy truffle, pine truffle
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Distribution: It is ectomycorrhizal with conifers, widely distributed, and occurs almost year-round.

Spores: long cylindrical asci, each with eight smooth, broad elliptical spores that are forcibly ejected at maturity

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Edibility: The smell of G. cooperi is faintly aromatic, and it is considered a good edible species that can be used much like morels.

Description:
Edibility:

The smell of G. cooperi is faintly aromatic, and it is considered a good edible species that can be used much like morels.

Identification Notes:

Geopora cooperi is a fuzzy truffle that can become the size of a baseball. It typically is nearly spherical but often has an irregular to convoluted surface due to infolding of the peridium. The outer surface is brownish and covered with a mass of coarse flattened hairs. The gleba is whitish and pale brown and composed of multiple chambers. Similar to many cup-fungi and unlike most truffles, G. cooperi produces long cylindrical asci, each with eight smooth, broad elliptical spores that are forcibly ejected at maturity.

Accepted Name:
Geopora cooperi Harkn.

Synonyms & Misapplications:
(none provided)
Additional Resources:

PNW Herbaria: Specimen records of Geopora cooperi in the Consortium of Pacific Northwest Herbaria database

CalPhotos: Geopora cooperi photos

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