Analyses of genetic diversity reveal major forces impacting a local population of the gourmet mushroom Cantharellus enelensis

Cantharellus enelensis is a popular edible mushroom in eastern North America. Burnt Hill (BH), a small hill surrounded by water on three sides in the heart of Gros Morne National Park of Canada, has been consistently producing fruiting bodies of C. enelensis since at least the 1960s. In contrast, the surrounding areas are not known to produce any fruiting body of this species. Understanding how such an isolated population persists has …