Further evidence of Ceratobasidium D.P. Rogers (Basidiomycota) serving as the ubiquitous fungal associate of Platanthera leucophaea (Orchidaceae) in the North American tallgrass prairie

Further evidence of Ceratobasidium D.P. Rogers (Basidiomycota) serving as the ubiquitous fungal associate of Platanthera leucophaea (Orchidaceae) in the North American tallgrass prairie

Abstract Background In the United States and Canada, ca. one-half of native orchid species are now threatened with extinction. A number of these species are restricted to tallgrass prairies of central North America, such as the Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid, Platanthera leucophaea (Nutt.) Lindl.—a...

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Main Authors: Hana L. Thixton, Elizabeth J. Esselman, Laura L. Corey, Lawrence W. Zettler
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-04-01
Series:Botanical Studies
Subjects:
Specificity
Conservation
Endophytes
Mycorrhizal fungi
Tulasnella
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40529-020-00289-z

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