Rhizopogon evadens
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| Rhizopogon evadens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Species: | R. evadens |
| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopogon evadens A.H.Sm. (1966) | |
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Rhizopogon evadens is a truffle-like fungus in the family Rhizopogonaceae. Found in North America, it was described as new to science by American mycologist Alexander H. Smith in 1966.[2] The fungus produces roundish to irregularly shaped fruitbodies measuring 2–5 cm (0.8–2.0 in) in diameter, with irregular lobes, wrinkles and depressions on the surface.[3] The peridium (outer tissue layer of the fruitbody) is whitish with light yellow to brown stains, and bruises red. The fungus has an unpleasant odor and a taste described as "metallic". Typical tree associates include pine, Douglas fir, and hemlock.[4] Initially white, the gleba (the interior contents) turn olive to olive-brown in maturity, with the contents developing a gelatinous consistency.[3] The smooth spores of R. evadens are narrowly ellipsoid in shape, and measure 6–8 by 2–2.3 μm.[4]
