Chroogomphus rutilus

This mycorrhizal fungus commonly called “pine spike” is found underneath pine.

Chroogomphus rutilus (Schaeff.) O.K.Mill. (1964)

  • Phylum: Basidiomycota
  • Class: Agaricomycetes
  • Order: Boletales
  • Family: Gomphidiaceae
  • Genus: Chroogomphus 
  • Epithet: rutilus
  • Authority: (Schaeff.) O.K.Mill. (1964)
  • Collection #: PLP847_2018_448
  • Locale: Proud Lake, Oakland County, Michigan

This mycorrhizal fungus commonly called “pine spike” is found underneath pine. 

 

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