Biology:Leccinum boreale

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Short description: Species of fungus

Leccinum boreale
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
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

  1. "A preliminary account of the North American species of Leccinum, section Leccinum". The Michigan Botanist 5: 159. 1966. 
  2. "MLAs support official mushroom motion". https://edmontonjournal.com/mushroom+Alberta+official+fungus/1374272/story.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q22285742 entry