Xerocomellus pruinatus. Photo credit: Jan Borovicka.

Xerocomellus pruinatus – Matt Bolete

Xerocomellus pruinatus an ectomycorrhizal symbiotic with beech and oak but occasionally also with other trees including conifers. It occurs throughout Europe at moderately warm climates and prefers nitrogen-rich acidic soils (Větrovský et al., 2020). The fungus was demonstrated to accumulate potentially toxic elements including Cd (Pecina et al. 2022). The sporocarp for this genome were collected in a mountainous coniferous forest in the Bavarian Forest, Germany, Central Europe with dominant Fagus sylvatica.