Background Mycoheterotrophic plants are considered to associate very specifically with
fungi. Mycoheterotrophic orchids are mostly associated with ectomycorrhizal fungi in …

Abstract Background and Aims Most fully mycoheterotrophic (MH) orchids investigated to
date are mycorrhizal with fungi that simultaneously form ectomycorrhizas with forest trees …

Partial mycoheterotrophy, the ability of plants to obtain carbon from fungi throughout their life
cycle in combination with photosynthesis, appears to be more common within the Plant …

Mycoheterotrophic orchids have adapted to shaded forest understory by shifting to
achlorophylly and receiving carbon from their mycorrhizal fungi. In temperate forests, they …

Because mycoheterotrophic plants fully depend on their mycorrhizal partner for their carbon
supply, the major limiting factor for the geographic distribution of these plants may be the …

The climbing orchid Erythrorchis altissima is the largest mycoheterotroph in the world.
Although previous in vitro work suggests that E. altissima has a unique symbiosis with wood …

Mycoheterotrophic species (ie, achlorophyllous plants obtaining carbon from their
mycorrhizal fungi) arose many times in evolution of the Neottieae, an orchid tribe growing in …

Mycoheterotrophic plants are achlorophyllous plants that obtain carbon from their
mycorrhizal fungi. They were usually considered to associate with fungi that are (1) specific …

Leafless epiphytes in the Orchidaceae undergo a morphological metamorphosis in which
the root has chloroplast-containing cortical cells and is the sole photosynthetic organ for …

Some green orchids obtain carbon from their mycorrhizal fungi, as well as from
photosynthesis. These partially mycoheterotrophic orchids sometimes produce fully …