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Edibility
Inedible
Lookalike Danger
1 / 5
Habitat
🌱 Sandy soil, dunes
Season
May – Sep🌱 Now
"Sand-dune specialist with a pink-tinged volva. Stabilizes mobile dunes by binding sand grains with mycelium. Named for the Roman emperor Hadrian."
This species is found with or partners with the following hosts. Ectomycorrhizal hosts (green border) form a root-level partnership; ericoid / arbutoid shrubs (purple border) share the same mycorrhizal networks.

Open sandy or gravel soil — barometer earthstar and other sand-loving saprobes.
Sand-dune specialist with a pink-tinged volva (egg sac). Named for the Roman emperor Hadrian, allegedly because Hadrian collected the species during his travels. Plays a meaningful ecological role in stabilizing mobile dunes by binding sand grains with mycelium.
Sand dunes, sandy soils, and disturbed sandy substrates across temperate North America. Coastal dunes (both Atlantic and Pacific) and inland sand plains. Fruits May through September.

Min Soil Temp
60°F
Moisture Need
rain 0.5in 7d
Drought Tolerance
moderate
Elevation Range
0–14,179 ft
Volva is white in impudicus, pink-tinged in hadriani. Substrate (sand vs. mulch) helps separate.
Sandy soil, dunes
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