Boletopsis spp.  (Boletopsis grisea)

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Glossary

  • Mycorrhizal: a fungus that forms a close physical association with the roots of a plant, this relationship is mutually beneficial.
  • Spores: microscopic particles involved in both dispersal and reproduction. They comprise a single or group of unspecialised cells and do not contain an embryo, as do seeds.
  • Taiga/ or Boreal forest: the sub-arctic forest of the high northern latitudes that surrounds the pole and is mainly composed of coniferous trees.

References

  1. National Biodiversity Network, Species Dictionary (July, 2003) http://www.nhm.ac.uk/nbn/
  2. European Council for Conservation of Fungi (ECCF) (2001) Datasheets of threatened mushrooms of Europe, candidates for listing in Appendix I of the Convention. Bern Convention Standing Committee. http://www.nature.coe.int/CP21/tpvs34e.htm
  3. The distribution, status and habitat requirement of the 33 fungal candidates for listing in Appendix I of the Bern Convention. (June 2003) http://www.artdata.slu.se/Bern_Fungi/Bern_Fungi.htm
  4. Pegler, D. & Spooner, B. (1992) The Mushroom Identifier. Apple Press, London.
  5. Bern Convention (June, 2003) http://www.nature.coe.int/english/cadres/bern.htm
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