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don't "put it on a ritz," though; it looks pretty unappetizing.) it's reminiscent of a gyromitra --but one that swallowed itself, then got covered with a layer of fine brown hairs. found in western north america, primarily under conifers, geopora cooperi is "hypogeous," which is the term in mycologese for
a fungal species that has gone underground--quite literally, so that it rarely sees the light of day--leaving squirrels, other rodents, and insects as the primary agents for spore dispersal. thanks to hoa pham for collecting, documenting, and preserving geopora cooperi for study; her collection is deposited...
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