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This member of Subgenus
Myxacium is noted for its association to 2 needled pines. It is also very
common in the high elevations of Sierra Nevada and the Rocky Mountains under
Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta spp. latifolia).
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The Montane Collections from Sierra
Nevada and the Rockies (below) tend to be much paler. |
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Collection: Colorado Rockies |
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Spores:
(10.4) 12-16 x 6-7.8μ Coarsely verrucose to wrinkled. |
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