Claim · #6494016
Laccaria laccata · mutualism · Pinus sylvestris
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“mycelium of L. laccata was not evident after October”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
- Page
- 249
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Laccaria laccata is a well-documented ectomycorrhizal associate of Pinus sylvestris; seasonal mycelial regression in cold months is biologically consistent with temperate ECM phenology.”
- horticulturist · plausible
“Ectomycorrhizal mycelial seasonality with reduced cold-season activity is biologically consistent; Laccaria laccata–Pinus sylvestris ECM associations are well-documented.”
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