Leccinum insigne

Leccinum insigne
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Leccinum
Species: L. insigne
Binomial name
Leccinum insigne
A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling (1966)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leccinum insigne var. luteopallidum A.H.Sm. (1966)
  • Leccinum insigne var. brunneum Thiers (1971)
  • Krombholziella insignis (A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling) Šutara (1982)[2]

Leccinum insigne, commonly known as the aspen bolete or the aspen scaber stalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. Described as new to science in 1966, it is found in North America, where its range extends from eastern Canada south to New Jersey and west to the northern Rocky Mountains. It is edible.[3] The specific epithet insigne means "distinctive or outstanding".[4]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "GSD Species Synonymy: Leccinum insigne A.H. Sm.". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2014-11-01.
  2. ↑ Šutara J. (1982). "Nomenclatural problems concerning the generic name Krombholziella R. Maire". Česká Mykologie 36 (2): 77–84.
  3. ↑ Bessette AR, Bessette A, Roody WC. (2000). North American Boletes: A Color Guide to the Fleshy Pored Mushrooms. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. p. 205. ISBN 978-0-8156-0588-1.
  4. ↑ Smith AH, Weber NS. (1980). The Mushroom Hunter's Field Guide. Ann Arbor, Michigan: University of Michigan Press. p. 103. ISBN 978-0-472-85610-7.

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