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The effects of tree genotype on below−ground ectomycorrhizal fungal communities of 40 years old European larch from Kowary, Bliżyn, Świętokrzyski National Park and Szczytna Śląska origins was investigated. The research was carried out in the provenance trial in the Experimental Forestry Unit in Krynica Zdrój (Beskid Sądecki Mountains, S Poland). Ectomycorrhizal fungal communities were assessed by a combination of morphological and molecular techniques. In total 22 fungal taxa has been distinguished (from 17 to 20, depending on larch provenance). Thirteen ectomycorrhizal fungal taxa were common to all analysed origins. The mean taxa richness, Shannon diversity and Simpson dominance coefficient did not differ significantly between provenances. Based on fungal taxa composition (Jaccard coefficient) tested larch origins were characterized by a high level of similarity of ectomycorrhizal fungal communities. Six detected fungal taxa have not been previously reported as symbiotic partners of European larch.