Rhizopogon roseolus
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| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Species: | R. roseolus |
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Rhizopogon roseolus (Corda) Th.Fr. (1909) |
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Rhizopogon roseolus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It is considered a delicacy in east Asia and Japan where it is traditionally known as shoro. Techniques for the commercial cultivation of this fungus in pine plantations have been developed and applied with successful results in Japan and New Zealand.
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