Leccinum vulpinum

Leccinum vulpinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Agaricales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Leccinum
Species: L. vulpinum
Binomial name
Leccinum vulpinum
Watling (1961)
Synonyms[1]
  • Leccinum aurantiacum var. vulpinum (Watling) Pilát (1966)
  • Krombholziella vulpina (Watling) Šutara (1982)[2]
  • Boletus vulpinus (Watling) Hlaváček (1990)

Leccinum vulpinum, commonly known as the foxy bolete,[3] is a bolete fungus in the genus Leccinum that is found in Europe. It was described as new to science by Roy Watling in 1961.[4] An edible species, it grows in mycorrhizal association with species of pine and bearberry.[5]

See also

References

  1. "GSD Species Synonymy: Leccinum vulpinum Watling". Species Fungorum. CAB International. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  2. Šutara J. (1982). "Nomenclatural problems concerning the generic name Krombholziella R. Maire". Ceská Mykologie 36 (2): 77–84.
  3. "Recommended English Names for Fungi in the UK-Revised". Scottish Fungi. Retrieved 2015-05-01.
  4. Watling R. (1961). "Notes on British boleti". Transactions of the Botanical Society of Edinburgh 39 (2): 196–205.
  5. Gry J, Andersson C. (2014). Mushrooms Traded as Food. Vol II sec 2: Nordic risk assessments and background on edible mushrooms, suitable for commercial marketing and background lists for industry, trade and food inspection. Risk assessments of mushrooms on the four guidance lists. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 277. ISBN 978-92-893-2705-3.

External links

Leccinum vulpinum in Index Fungorum


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