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| Description: (a) The fruiting body of the common forest fungus Boletus. This is an ectomycorrhizal fungus that is associated with tree roots. (b) Ectomycorrhizal fungal hyphae of Laccaria bicolor cover the surfaces of young Pinus resinosa root tips. (c) Diagram showing that the hyphae of ectomycorrhizal fungi do not penetrate root cell walls but grow within intercellular spaces. In this location, fungal hyphae are able to obtain organic food molecules produced by plant photosynthesis.
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