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Fungi: Basidiomycota: Agaricomycetes: Boletales: Rhizopogonaceae: Rhizopogon luteolus Fr.

Rhizopogon luteolus – yellow false truffle

Synonyms: Elaphomyces laevigatus, Rhizopogon induratus, Tuber luteolum.

Common name: yellow false truffle.

Extract from Wikipedia article: Rhizopogon luteolus is an ectomycorrhizal fungus used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture. It was deliberately introduced into Pinus radiata plantations in Western Australia after it was observed to improve tree growth.

Basque: Sasiboilur hori, Chinese: 须腹菌, Dutch: Okerkleurige vezeltruffel, Estonian: Kollakas juurepähkel, Finnish: Keltajänönmukula, Lithuanian: Gelsvasis šakniagrybis, Swedish: Gulbrun hartryffel, Welsh: Ffug-gloren felen.

Photos of this mushroom from East and Central Texas

False truffle (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) covered by some white mold fungus Hypomyces near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkFalse truffle (Rhizopogon luteolus) covered by some white mold fungus Hypomyces near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Cross section of false truffle (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) covered by some white Hypomyces mold fungus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkCross section of false truffle (Rhizopogon luteolus) covered by some white Hypomyces mold fungus near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Yellow false truffle mushroom (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) near exposed pine roots near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkYellow false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) near exposed pine roots near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Yellow false truffle fungus (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) on a path near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkYellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) on a path near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Cross section of yellow false truffle fungus (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkCross section of yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Close-up of interior section of yellow false truffle fungus (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, <A HREF="../date-en/2023-11-12.htm">November 12, 2023</A>
LinkClose-up of interior section of yellow false truffle fungus (Rhizopogon luteolus) near Pole Creek on North Wilderness Trail of Little Lake Creek Wilderness in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Location on mapsLone Star Hiking Trail, Montgomery County, Texas, United States
Tissues at low magnification of false truffle mushroom (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
LinkTissues at low magnification of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Cystidia(?) and spores of false truffle mushroom (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
LinkCystidia(?) and spores of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
Masses of spores and some large structures of false truffle mushroom (<B>Rhizopogon luteolus</B>) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023
LinkMasses of spores and some large structures of false truffle mushroom (Rhizopogon luteolus) collected in Sam Houston National Forest north from Montgomery. Texas, November 12, 2023

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