Rhizopogon Fr.
(beard truffles)

Rhizopogon (beard truffles) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Rhizopogon (beard truffles) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Rhizopogon luteolus
Yellow False Truffle, Yellow Beard Truffle
Species 2 trophisms
Rhizopogon ochraceorubens
Yellow Beard Truffle
Species 2 trophisms
Rhizopogon roseolus
Blushing Beard Truffle, Blushing False Truffle
Species 1 trophisms
Rhizopogon villosulus
Reticulated Beard Truffle
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Rhizopogon vinicolor
a beard truffle
Species 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRhizopogon (beard truffles)
FamilyRHIZOPOGONACEAE (beard truffles)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizopogon (beard truffles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hawker, L.E. 1955 Hypogeous Fungi IV and V TBMS Vol 38 (1): 73-77.

Rhizopogon (beard truffles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Leake, J.R. 2005 Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhizopogon (beard truffles):

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