Rhizopogon occidentalis is an ectomycorrhizal fungus in the family Rhizopogonaceae of the Basidiomycota. It occurs most commonly in western North America in association with two-needle and three-needle pine hosts. They are false truffles with fruiting bodies that are yellow on the surface and pale yellow inside. Their edibility is disputed.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Rhizopogon occidentalis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Rhizopogon luteolus
- Rhizopogon roseolus
- Phlegmacium sublilacinum
- Truncocolumella citrina
- Scleroderma meridionale
- Lactarius cinnabarinus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Rhizopogonaceae
- Genus
- Rhizopogon
- Species
- Rhizopogon occidentalis
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