Mycorrhizal Types on Important Plants
Ectomycorrhizal Trees
- Aspen (Populus)
- Basswood (Tilia)
- Beech (Fagus)
- Birch (Betula)
- Chestnut (Castanea)
- Cinquapin (Castanea)
- Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga)
- Fir (Abies)
- Hemlock (Tsuga)
- Linden (Tilia)
- Madrone (Arbutus)
- Oak (Quercus)
- Pecan (Carya)
- Pine (Pinus)
- True Poplar (Populus)
- Spruce (Picea)
- Hazelnut (Corylus)
Both Ecto & VAM Plants
- Alder (Alnus)
- Casuarina
- Cedar (Thuja)
- Cottonwood (Populus)
- Cryptomeria
- Eucalyptus
- Willow (Salix)
VA Endomycorrhizal Plants
- All shrubs & foliage plants except for Rhododendron, Azalea, Mt. Laurel, Heath
- All berries except blueberry, cranberry, lingonberry
- All nut trees except Pecan
- All flowers
- All vegetables (except Brassica & beets)
- All cultivated grasses (except weedy grasses)
- All fruit trees (including tropical fruits)
- Many wetland/aquatic species (except rushes, horsetails)
VA Endomycorrhizal (VAM) Trees and Plants
- Acacia
- Ailanthus
- Apple (Malus)
- Arborvitae (Thuja)
- Ash (Fraxinus)
- Bay (Persea)
- Barberry (Berberis)
- Blackberry (Rubus)
- Blackcherry (Prunus)
- Boxelder (Acer)
- Buckeye (Aesculus)
- Butternut (Juglans)
- Catalpa
- Chamaecyparis
- Cherry (Prunus)
- Chinaberry (Melia)
- Citrus
- Coffee (Coffea)
- Crabapple (Malus)
- Crepe Myrtle (Lagerstroemia)
- Cucumber Tree (Magnolia)
- Cycads (Cycas)
- Cypress (Taxodium)
- Dogwood (Cornus)
- Elm (Ulmus)
- Ginko
- Gums (Nyssa)
- Grapevine (Vitis)
- Hackberry (Celtis)
- Hawthorn (Crataegus)
- Hibiscus
- Holly (Ilex)
- Honeylocust (Gleditsia)
- Hophornbean (Ostrya)
- Horsechestnut (Aeschylus)
- Hydrangea
- Juniper (Juniperus)
- Leyland Cypress (Cupressocyparis)
- Ligustrum
- Lily (Lilium)
- Locust (Robinia)
- London Plane- (Platanus)
- Magnolia
- Maple (Acer)
- Melaleuca
- Mesquite (Prosopis)
- Mimosa (Albizia)
- Mulberry (Morus)
- Monkey-pod (Pithecellobium)
- Olive (Olea)
- Osage-Orange (Maclura)
- Palms (many genera)
- Paulownia
- Persimmon (Diospyros)
- Pittosporum
- Rain Tree (Braufelsia)
- Redbay (Persea)
- Redbud (Cercis)
- Redwood (Sequoia)
- Rose (Rosa)
- Rubber (Hevea)
- Russian Olive (Elaeagnus)
- Sassafras
- Serviceberry (Amelanchier)
- Sequoia
- Silverbell (Halesia)
- Sourwood (Oxydendrum)
- Sugarberry (Celtis)
- Sumac (Rhus)
- Sweetbay (Magnolia)
- Sweetgum (Liquidambar)
- Sycamore (Platanus)
- Tree-of-Heaven (Ailanthus)
- Tupelo (Nyssa)
- Viburnum
- Walnut (Juglans)
- Yellow Poplar (Liriodendron)
- Yew (Taxus)