Claim · #6494532
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (functional group) · mutualism · Epipactis helleborine
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“up to 85% of the C acquired by these green orchids was derived from their fungal partners”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Partial mycoheterotrophy in shade-adapted green Epipactis orchids via ECM networks is well-documented; isotopic studies confirm up to ~85% fungal-derived carbon, consistent with the source quote and mechanism.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Partial mycoheterotrophy in shaded Epipactis helleborine via ECM networks is well-documented; isotopic studies confirm high fungal carbon contribution consistent with the 85% figure.”
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