Red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) on partially burnt soil in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
Red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) near a site of old bonfire in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
Dissected false truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Desert truffles near Omani Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2012
Dissected red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) near a site of old campfire near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017
Box of desert truffles (faqah) in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Desert truffles (faqah) at auction in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2013
Red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) on sandy soil in moss in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
Red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) near a site of old campfire near Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 16, 2017
Desert truffles in Omani Market, in area of wholesale markets. Doha, Qatar, February 10, 2012
Helianthemum lippii (local name raqrouq), a host plant for truffles, desert mushrooms that are gathered in spring. Harrarah, 40 miles south-west from Doha, Qatar, March 12, 2010
Selling boxes of desert truffles (faqah) at truffle auction in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 14, 2012
Selling desert truffles near Omani Souq, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2012
Large turbinate (like a top) desert truffle near Omani Souq, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2012
Boxes of desert truffles sold on auction in Omani Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 23, 2012
Cut false truffle mushroom Hydnotrya tulasnei in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
Selling desert truffles (faqah) at auction in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 14, 2012
Desert truffles sold on auction in Omani Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 23, 2012
Selling desert truffles (faqah) at truffle auction in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 14, 2012
Selling boxes of desert truffles (faqah) at auction in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Box of desert truffles near Omani Souq, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, March 9, 2012
A cat under truffle stand near Omani Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2012
Irregularly shaped desert truffles (faqah) in Omani Market. Doha, Qatar, February 17, 2012
Desert truffles for sale near Omani Market, Wholesale Markets area. Doha, Qatar, April 7, 2012
Puffball like horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushrooms) with emerging mass of cinnamon-brown spores on a lawn in Al Shamal City Park. Ruwais, Northern Qatar, July 3, 2015
Rounded sporocarp of horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushroom) taken from a lawn in Al Shamal City Park, in Ruwais. Qatar, July 3, 2015
Cross section of horse dung fungus (Bohemian truffle, Pisolithus arhizus, Pisolithus tinctorius, dyeball mushroom) showing reddish-brown peridioles (spore sacs) developing in a black gelatinous matrix taken from a lawn in Al Shamal City Park, in Ruwais. Qatar, July 3, 2015
False truffle mushrooms Hydnotrya tulasnei found in sand on roadside in Toksovo, suburb of Saint Petersburg. Russia, July 19, 2016
Cross section of red fold truffle (Hydnotrya tulasnei) in a forest near Okhta River in Toksovo, north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 1, 2017
Yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) on the site of old campfire in area of Lembolovo - Orekhovo, 35 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 8, 2017
False truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) beside pine roots on Lone Star Hiking Trail south from Stubblefield Campground in Sam Houston National Forest. Huntsville, Texas, October 13, 2018
Cross section of false truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) on mossy exposed soil in a ditch on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
Yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) west from Kannelyarvi, 45 miles north from Saint Petersburg. Russia, August 31, 2018
False truffle mushrooms Rhizopogon roseolus (Rhizopogon rubescens) on mossy exposed soil in a ditch on Winters Bayou Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Cleveland, Texas, December 7, 2019
False (deer) truffle Elaphomyces granulatus on exposed sandy soil on roadside in a pine forest at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 27, 2021
Cross section of false (deer) truffle Elaphomyces granulatus on exposed sandy soil on roadside in a pine forest at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 27, 2021
False (deer) truffle Elaphomyces granulatus found in sandy soil in a pine forest at Eco Trail Sestroretskoye Swamp near Saint Petersburg. Russia, May 27, 2021
Cross section of blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) on Forest Road 203 on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, August 28, 2021
Milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Cross section of a mature milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Mature milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Milky false truffle mushrooms (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Close-up of a section of milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Texture of a section of milky false truffle mushroom (Zelleromyces cinnabarinus) taken from Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, November 6, 2021
Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus)(?) on Stubblefield section of Lone Star hiking trail north from Trailhead No. 6 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 19, 2021
Milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus found loose above the ground on a very old logging road crossing the trail just before the first lake, on the ground slightly disturbed several years ago, under pines and oaks on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Cross section of milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Dissected milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus placed on an oak leaf with a gall on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
Slice of a milky false truffle mushroom Zelleromyces cinnabarinus on black background on Richards Loop Trail in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, December 28, 2021
False truffle mushroom Rhizopogon roseolus(?) on South Wilderness Loop Trail at Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest near Richards. Texas, January 1, 2022
Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) in cross section near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Dissected blushing false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon roseolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, May 7, 2022
Blushing false truffle mushrooms (Rhizopogon roseolus) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Cross section of blushing false truffle mushrooms (Rhizopogon roseolus) found at mushroom walk of GSMS in Little Thicket Nature Sanctuary. Cleveland, Texas, June 4, 2022
Ascomycete truffle mushroom, probably Tuber, together with a white quartzite pebble to the right, on a path in a pine forest on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Ascomycete truffle mushroom, probably Tuber, washed out from soil after a heavy rain, together with a white quartzite pebble to the right on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Close-up of a cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) washed out from soil after a heavy rain on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Details of cross section of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) on black background collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Immature spherical asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x100 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Immature spherical asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Immature spherical ascus (without spores) of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x100 objective) in Congo Red dye, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x10 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Tissues of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope (x40 objective) in Melzer, collected on Caney Creek section of Lone Star Hiking Trail in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, April 9, 2023
Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
Immature asci of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x40 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
Ascogenous tissue of Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x40 objective in KOH, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
Ascogenous tissue of immature Ascomycete truffle mushroom Tuber(?) under a microscope with darkfield condenser and x10 objective in lugol, collected 4/9/2023 in Sam Houston National Forest. Texas, April 12, 2023
