| Rhizopogon roseolus | |
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| Rhizopogon roseolus: fruiting bodies | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Rhizopogonaceae |
| Genus: | Rhizopogon |
| Species: | R. roseolus
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| Binomial name | |
| Rhizopogon roseolus | |
| Synonyms | |
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Rhizopogon roseolus | |
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 | 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[2] and used as a soil inoculant in agriculture and horticulture.
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