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Genea

Genea is a genus of truffle-like fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. There are about 32 species in the genus that occur in North America and Europe.

With the help of a trained dog, scientists discovered 2024 that there are probably still some non-descript species. Furthermore, these truffles seem to disappear completely from the fir-dominated forests for years after a forest fire.

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60 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Genea arenaria

speciesGenea arenaria

Genea hispidula

speciesGenea hispidula

Genea sp. 'PNW02'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW02'

Genea verrucosa

speciesGenea verrucosa

Genea sp. 'PNW04'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW04'

Genea sp. 'PNW07'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW07'

Genea lespiaultii

speciesGenea lespiaultii

Genea sp. 'PNW01'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW01'

Genea sp. 'PNW12'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW12'

Genea sp. 'PNW36'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW36'

Genea sp. 'PNW32'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW32'

Genea sp. 'OR03'

speciesGenea sp. 'OR03'

Genea lobulata

speciesGenea lobulata

Genea sp. 'PNW33'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW33'

Genea harknessii

speciesGenea harknessii

Genea sp. 'UT01'

speciesGenea sp. 'UT01'

Genea fragrans

speciesGenea fragrans

Genea sp. 'PNW06'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW06'

Genea sp. 'OR02'

speciesGenea sp. 'OR02'

Genea sp. 'PNW31'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW31'

Genea sphaerica

speciesGenea sphaerica

Genea sp. 'PNW35'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW35'

Genea sp. 'PNW03a'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW03a'

Genea sp. 'PNW03'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW03'

Genea sp. 'CO01'

speciesGenea sp. 'CO01'

Genea sp. 'AZ04'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ04'

Genea sp. 'PNW20'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW20'

Genea sp. 'PNW39'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW39'

Genea sp. 'PNW25'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW25'

Genea sp. 'NM06'

speciesGenea sp. 'NM06'

Genea sp. 'PNW30'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW30'

Genea sp. 'AZ01'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ01'

Genea pseudoverrucosa

speciesGenea pseudoverrucosa

Genea sp. 'PNW38'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW38'

Genea sp. 'PNW03b'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW03b'

Genea sp. 'NM07'

speciesGenea sp. 'NM07'

Genea sp. 'PNW24'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW24'

Genea sp. 'PNW15'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW15'

Genea sp. 'PNW18'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW18'

Genea sp. 'PNW34'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW34'

Genea sp. 'PNW28'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW28'

Genea sp. 'PNW21'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW21'

Genea sp. 'NM04'

speciesGenea sp. 'NM04'

Genea sp. 'PNW26'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW26'

Genea sp. 'AZ06'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ06'

Genea sp. 'AZ03'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ03'

Genea sp. 'AZ07'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ07'

Genea pinicola

speciesGenea pinicola

Genea vagans

speciesGenea vagans

Genea sp. 'NM02'

speciesGenea sp. 'NM02'

Genea sp. 'PNW10'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW10'

Genea sp. 'CA03'

speciesGenea sp. 'CA03'

Genea sp. 'PNW37'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW37'

Genea sp. 'PNW29'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW29'

Genea sp. 'AZ02'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ02'

Genea sp. 'AZ05'

speciesGenea sp. 'AZ05'

Genea sp. 'NM03'

speciesGenea sp. 'NM03'

Genea sp. 'PNW14'

speciesGenea sp. 'PNW14'

Genea thaxteri

speciesGenea thaxteri

Genea brunneocarpa

speciesGenea brunneocarpa

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