Rhizopogon Fr.
(beard truffles)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
images		 No of
ID refs
Rhizopogon luteolus
Yellow False Truffle, Yellow Beard Truffle
Fruitbody (Click to open)
 		Species 18 images
Rhizopogon roseolus
Blushing Beard Truffle, Blushing False Truffle
(Click to open)
 		Species 2 images
Rhizopogon villosulus
Reticulated Beard Truffle
Species 1 ident. refs
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusRhizopogon (beard truffles)
FamilyRHIZOPOGONACEAE (beard truffles)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Hawker, L.E. 1955 Hypogeous Fungi IV and V TBMS Vol 38 (1): 73-77.

Rhizopogon (beard truffles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Rhizopogon (beard truffles)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Rhizopogon (beard truffles)
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