Image of Rhizopogon obtextus (Spreng.) R. Rauschert 1984

Description:

Slo.: opletena koreninka - Syn.: R. luteolus - Habitat: Scree and sand, flat ground, deposits of a nearby torrent, nutrient poor calcareous ground, barely covered by some vegetation with dominant Globularia cordifolia, Carex sp., Cladonia sp. and some mosses, among scattered young Pinus sp., dry place, full sun, fully exposed to rain, average precipitations ~3.000 mm/year, average temperature 6-8 deg C, elevation 600m (2.000 feet), alpine phytogeographical region. - Substratum: sandy soil. - Comments: Spore dimensions: 7.8 (SD=0.7) x 3.3 (SD=0.2) micr, Q=2.3 (SD=0.22), n=35. Motic B1-211A, magnification 1.000 x, oil, in water. - Ref.: M.Bon, Pareys Buch der Pilze, Kosmos (2005), p 302. R.M.Daehncke, 1200 Pilze in Farbfotos, AT Verlag (2009), p 1097. http://www.mycokey.com/MycoKeySolidState/species/Rhizopogon_obtextus.html .