Presence and distribution of Suillus plorans in the Polish Tatra Mts (Western Carpatians)

Abstract

Suillus plorans is a very interesting mountain ectomycorrhizal fungus, attached to Pinus cembra. The paper reports its presence in the Polish Tatra Mts as a new species for Poland, discusses its previous situation among macromycetes of Poland, and its conservation status. It includes detailed descriptions of carpophores and mycorrhizae specimens collected in Poland. Basing on records of both carpophores and mycorrhizae, a map of species' occurrence in the Tatra National Park was prepared and compared with the distribution of Pinus cembra in this area. Identity of mycorrhizae was assessed by a morphological study and confirmed by PCR-RFLP patterns analysis of carpophore and mycorrhizal mycelium.

Keywords

• Suillus plorans (Roll.) Kuntze
• Pinus cembra L.
• Tatra Mts
• ectomycorrhiza
• PCR-RFLP