Claim · #6494534
Ectomycorrhizal fungi (functional group) · mutualism · Sarcodes sanguinea
mutualism · effect: beneficial
mutualistOf GloBI relation
Verbatim source quote
“these plants are strongly mycoheterotrophic”
- Authors
- Smith S.E., Read D.J.
- Year
- 2008
- Publication
- Academic Press / Elsevier
AI critic verdicts
- agroecologist · plausible
“Sarcodes sanguinea is a well-documented fully mycoheterotrophic monotrope exploiting ECM fungal networks; isotopic studies confirm C/N acquisition from ECM fungi linked to host trees.”
- plant-pathologist · plausible
“Sarcodes sanguinea is a well-documented achlorophyllous mycoheterotroph exploiting ECM fungi (notably Rhizopogon) shared with conifers; isotope evidence supports C/N transfer.”
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