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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