MICHAEL RIZO (SOURWOOD)
A curious and very special relationship exists between the Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum) and the fungus that feeds it. Find out all about this ancient pact, and hear us wretch and spit our way through a very sour segment of Trail Snacks.
Sourwood
(Oxydendrum arboreum)
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Additional Reading:
The Sourwood (Oxydendrum arboreum)
Sourwood Fact Sheet
Another Sourwood Fact Sheet
Some uses of Sourwood
Ericoid Mycorrhizal Fungi
Arbutoid Mycorrhizal Fungi
Monotropoid Mycorrhizal Fungi
Ericoid mycorrhizal symbiosis: theoretical background and methods for its comprehensive investigation