Rhizopogon evadens

Rhizopogon evadens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Fungi
Division:	Basidiomycota
Class:	Agaricomycetes
Order:	Boletales
Family:	Rhizopogonaceae
Genus:	Rhizopogon
Species:	R. evadens
Binomial name
	Rhizopogon evadens; A.H.Sm. (1966)
Synonyms[1]
	Rhizopogon evadens var. subalpinus A.H.Sm. (1966);

Rhizopogon evadens is a truffle-like fungus in the family Rhizopogonaceae. Found in North America, it was described as new to science by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith in 1966.[2] The fungus produces roundish to irregularly shaped fruitbodies measuring 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) in diameter, with irregular lobes, wrinkles and depressions on the surface.[3] The peridium (outer tissue layer of the fruitbody) is whitish with light yellow to brown stains, and bruises red. The fungus has an unpleasant odor and a taste described as "metallic". Typical tree associates include pine, Douglas fir, and hemlock.[4] Initially white, the gleba (the interior contents) turn olive to olive-brown in maturity, with the contents developing a gelatinous consistency.[3] The smooth spores of R. evadens are narrowly ellipsoid in shape, and measure 6–8 by 2–2.3 µm.[4]

References

"GSD Species Synonymy: Rhizopogon evadens A.H. Sm". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-06-17.
Smith AH. (1966). "A preliminary account of the North American species of Rhizopogon". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 14 (2): 151.
States JS. (1990). Mushrooms and Truffles of the Southwest. University of Arizona Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8165-1192-1.
Trappe JM, Trappe M, Evans FB (2007). Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the World's Most Prized Fungi. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-58008-862-6.

External links

Rhizopogon evadens in Index Fungorum

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[urlFungorum_synonymy:_Rhizopogon_evadens-1] "GSD Species Synonymy: Rhizopogon evadens A.H. Sm". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-06-17.

[Smith_1966-2] Smith AH. (1966). "A preliminary account of the North American species of Rhizopogon". Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden. 14 (2): 151.

[States_1990-3] States JS. (1990). Mushrooms and Truffles of the Southwest. University of Arizona Press. p. 197. ISBN 978-0-8165-1192-1.

[Trappe_2007-4] Trappe JM, Trappe M, Evans FB (2007). Field Guide to North American Truffles: Hunting, Identifying, and Enjoying the World's Most Prized Fungi. Berkeley, California: Ten Speed Press. p. 72. ISBN 978-1-58008-862-6.