Rhizopogon roseolus

Rhizopogon roseolus
Rhizopogon roseolus: fruiting bodies
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Rhizopogonaceae
Genus: Rhizopogon
Species:
R. roseolus
Binomial name
Rhizopogon roseolus
(Corda) Th.Fr. (1909)
Synonyms
  • Splanchnomyces roseolus Corda (1837)
Rhizopogon roseolus
Glebal hymenium
No distinct cap
Hymenium attachment is not applicable
Lacks a stipe
Ecology is mycorrhizal
Edibility is choice

Rhizopogon roseolus, shōro (Japanese: 松露/ショウロ), is an ectomycorrhizal fungus, considered a delicacy in east Asia and Japan and used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.

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