Global Russula sequence analysis refines biogeographic patterns and host associations Noffsinger et al. @chance-est.bsky.social nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Boletus rubriceps from southwestern Montana this fall.

Never shared some research from last year where I and some amazing colleagues refined our understanding of Russula subsection Xerampelinae and described 3 new species! www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

Just published one of my dissertation chapters assessing lead (Pb) contamination and associated effects on fungal communities in spruce-fir forest of the southern Appalachians Mtns: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/.... In short, increased soil Pb was associated with declines in ECM fungi.

Very interesting use of reddit for research. First time i've heard of an approach like this. I've not read it yet, but I'm curious how they account for potentially made up stories on an anonymous form. www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1...

When stressed, I find peace in music. Sometimes, the little things go a long way.

Exclusive: NSF this week began to search through billions of dollars of grants the agency has already awarded for anything touching on topics that President Donald Trump has criticized. And NSF has blocked grantees and trainees from accessing funds while the review is underway. scim.ag/3El0NZh

If you don't share, you can't educate. Educate me. Share a fact with me. I like science and nature, but it can be about anything, as long as it's true. (Please don't try to be clever. By which I mean sarcastic. Thanks.)

"...it is better to describe a bad species well and precisely than to describe a good one badly and incompletely." -Henri Romagnesi

Thank you Asheville Mushroom Club for the gift!

The newly described Russula neopascua from the Rocky Mountain alpine made the news! www.standard.co.uk/news/science...

Russula sardonia, Saaremaa Estonia, September 2024

Great Northen Mountain, Flathead National Forest, July 2024 #Montana #hiking

Castle of Beckov, Slovakia

Russula decolorans from the 2024 International Russulales Conference in Estonia!

UTK undergrad Cruz Gouveia in the EEB Dept. has been working w/ PhD student Chance Noffsinger in the Matheny lab & put together this video about the research he's been doing! We're incredibly lucky that Cruz also works with us in the #herbarium. 🍄🌲 www.youtube.com/watch?v=fBqZ...