James Trappe

James Martin Trappe
Born
CitizenshipUnited States
Known forResearching Truffles
Scientific career
FieldsMycology, Forestry
Doctoral advisorDaniel Elliot Stuntz
Author abbrev. (botany)Trappe

James Martin Trappe (born 1931) is a mycologist and expert in the field of North American truffle species. He has authored or co-authored 450 scientific papers and written three books on the subject. MycoBank lists him as either author or co-author of 401 individual species, and over the course of his career he has helped guide research on mycorrhizal fungi, and reshaped truffle taxonomy: establishing a new order, two new families, and 40 individual genera.[1]

  1. ^ "Oregon Truffle Festival 2014, Speakers: Jim Trappe". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 2013-11-25.