Title
Gardening audience learns about fungi that benefit trees
Preview
![image preview](https://trace.tennessee.edu/utiaphoto_2015/1057/preview.jpg)
Category
Serving Our Communities
Creation Date
10-2-2014
Description
This image of a mushroom was used to teach gardeners that not all fungi are harmful. This red mushroom (Russula sp.) is a mycorrhizal (mycor=fungus, rhizal=root) fungus that helps trees absorb nutrients and water that would not otherwise be available.
Keywords
mushroom, fungus, Russula