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Leccinum
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Leccinum

Leccinum is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was the name given first to a series of fungi within the genus Boletus, then erected as a new genus last century. Their main distinguishing feature is the small, rigid projections (scabers) that give a rough texture to their stalks. The genus name was coined from the Italian Leccino, for a type of rough-stemmed bolete. The genus has a widespread distribution, especially in north temperate regions, and contains about 135 species.

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54 branches of this genus, most-observed first

Scabra

subsectionScabra

Leccinum

subsectionLeccinum

Leccinum longicurvipes

speciesLeccinum longicurvipes

Slate Bolete

speciesLeccinum duriusculum

Mottled Bolete

speciesLeccinum variicolor

greyshank bolete

speciesLeccinum cyaneobasileucum

Leccinum percandidum

speciesLeccinum percandidum

Alaska bolete

speciesLeccinum alaskanum

Leccinum atrostipitatum

speciesLeccinum atrostipitatum

Leccinum ponderosum

speciesLeccinum ponderosum

Leccinum fibrillosum

speciesLeccinum fibrillosum

Leccinum boreale

speciesLeccinum boreale

Leccinum rotundifoliae

speciesLeccinum rotundifoliae

Leccinum rimulosum

speciesLeccinum rimulosum

Leccinum sp. 'NJ01'

speciesLeccinum sp. 'NJ01'

Leccinum largentii

speciesLeccinum largentii

Leccinum arenicola

speciesLeccinum arenicola

Leccinum griseonigrum

speciesLeccinum griseonigrum

Leccinum roseoscabrum

speciesLeccinum roseoscabrum

Leccinum insolens

speciesLeccinum insolens

Leccinum californicum

speciesLeccinum californicum

Leccinum chalybaeum

speciesLeccinum chalybaeum

Leccinum discolor

speciesLeccinum discolor

Leccinum talamancae

speciesLeccinum talamancae

Leccinum tablense

speciesLeccinum tablense

Leccinum subgranulosum

speciesLeccinum subgranulosum

Leccinum sp. 'IN03'

speciesLeccinum sp. 'IN03'

Leccinum fallax

speciesLeccinum fallax

Leccinum subleucophaeum

speciesLeccinum subleucophaeum

Leccinum areolatum

speciesLeccinum areolatum

Leccinum idahoense

speciesLeccinum idahoense

Leccinum glutinopallens

speciesLeccinum glutinopallens

Leccinum roseotinctum

speciesLeccinum roseotinctum

Leccinum coffeatum

speciesLeccinum coffeatum

Leccinum sp. 'NB01'

speciesLeccinum sp. 'NB01'

Leccinum montanum

speciesLeccinum montanum

Leccinum tenax

speciesLeccinum tenax

Leccinum armeniacum

speciesLeccinum armeniacum

Leccinum aurantiellum

speciesLeccinum aurantiellum

Leccinum parascabrum

speciesLeccinum parascabrum

Leccinum nigellum

speciesLeccinum nigellum

Leccinum anastasiae

speciesLeccinum anastasiae

Leccinum oaxacanum

speciesLeccinum oaxacanum

Leccinum juarenzense

speciesLeccinum juarenzense

Leccinum aeneum

speciesLeccinum aeneum

Fumosa

subsectionFumosa

Leccinum cartagoense

speciesLeccinum cartagoense

Leccinum arctostaphyli

speciesLeccinum arctostaphyli

Leccinum nucatum

speciesLeccinum nucatum

Leccinum rugosum

speciesLeccinum rugosum

Leccinum incarnatum

speciesLeccinum incarnatum

Leccinum molle

speciesLeccinum molle

Leccinum subatratum

speciesLeccinum subatratum

Leccinum pseudoinsigne

speciesLeccinum pseudoinsigne

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