Claim · #6494529
Sebacina spp. · mutualism · Neottia nidus-avis
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“germination of Neottia seeds fails to occur in the absence of ECM co-associates”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Neottia nidus-avis is a well-documented achlorophyllous mycoheterotrophic orchid obligately dependent on Sebacinaceae fungi for germination and carbon nutrition throughout its lifecycle.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Neottia nidus-avis is a well-documented mycoheterotrophic orchid obligately dependent on Sebacina/Sebacinaceae ECM fungi; source quote directly supports the germination-failure mechanism.”
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