Rhizopogon

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Rhizopogon
Rhizopogon rubescens
Rhizopogon rubescens
Scientific classification
Division: Basidiomycota
Order: Boletales
Family: Rhizopogonaceae
Genus: Rhizopogon
Species

Rhizopogon luteolus
Rhizopogon roseolus
Rhizopogon subcaerulescens
Rhizopogon villosulus
Rhizopogon vulgaris
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Rhizopogon is a genus of hypogeous Basidiomycetes. Recent micromorphological and molecular phylogenetic study has established that Rhizopogon is a member of the Boletales, closely related to Suillus. All species of Rhizopogon are ectomycorrhizal and are thought to play an important role in the ecology of coniferous forests. R. luteolus was deliberately introduced into Pinus radiata plantations in Western Australia to improve tree growth in the early part of the 20th century.

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