Alan Rockefeller
Mycologist based in the Bay Area, California.
- DNA verified Sclerotiniaceae sp. ‘CA02’ growing on a tan oak acorn in Sonoma County, California. The third known observation of this apparently rare and likely undescribed species. Sequenced by Mycota Lab. iNat 229196445 / MO 489006 #fungi #ascomycota #macro #fungifriends
- Morchella brunnea from the Tahoe National Forest. Under white fir, Jeffrey pine and incense cedar, 4800 feet elevation. iNat 280158813 / MO 573939 #morchella #fungi #fungifriends #ascomycota
- Sarcodes sanguinea found yesterday in the Tahoe National Forest. This mycoheterotrophic plant parasitizes Rhizopogon ellenae and is endemic to California, northern Bana California and southern Oregon and fruits in the spring, often near morels. #botany #sarcodes #mycoheterotrophic #photography
