| Leccinum quercinum | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Homobasidiomycetes |
| Order: | Agaricales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Leccinum |
| Species: | L. quercinum |
| Binomial name | |
| Leccinum quercinum (Pilát) E.E. Green & Watling 1969 |
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Leccinum quercinum is a rare, edible mushroom in the genus Leccinum. It is found below oak.
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The cap is hemispherical when young, later convex. It is usually greyish brown to orange brown. It can also have orange-red to apricot yellow shades, and grows up to 25 cm in diameter. The stem is rather long and slender, with small orange-brown scales that turn almost black with age. The flesh is whitish grey turning reddish when cut, finally becoming greyish-violet.
Leccinum aurantiacum is similar but has a cap slightly lighter orange brown, and grows only under poplar and aspen.
Leccinum quercinum in Index Fungorum.
Leccinum quercinum in MycoBank.