Leccinum boreale
Leccinum boreale | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Fungi |
Division: | Basidiomycota |
Class: | Agaricomycetes |
Order: | Boletales |
Family: | Boletaceae |
Genus: | Leccinum |
Species: | L. boreale |
Binomial name | |
Leccinum boreale A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling (1966) | |
Leccinum boreale is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. The bolete was described as new to science in 1966 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith, Harry Delbert Thiers, and Roy Watling.[1]
A motion in legislature proposed to make this the official fungus of Alberta in 2009.[2]
See also
References
- ↑ Smith AH, Thiers HD, Watling R (1966). "A preliminary account of the North American species of Leccinum, section Leccinum". The Michigan Botanist. 5: 159.
- ↑ http://www.edmontonjournal.com/mushroom+Alberta+official+fungus/1374272/story.html
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