Leccinum Gray
(a genus of boletes)

Subtaxon Example images Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
images
No of
ID refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 11 images 4 ident. refs
Cap (Click to open)
Species 77 images 5 ident. refs
 (Click to open)
Species 70 images 1 ident. refs
Species 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 3 images 2 ident. refs
 (Click to open)
Species 98 images 4 ident. refs
Species 1 ident. refs
 (Click to open)
Species 48 images 1 ident. refs
 (Click to open)
Species 26 images 2 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Species 2 images 1 ident. refs
Fruitbody (Click to open)
Unidentified 2 images
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLeccinum (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Engel, H. 1983 *** Rauhstielröhrlinge - die Gattung Leccinum in Europa ***(Superseded) 83pp
Kibby, G. 2006 Leccinum revisited: a new synoptic key to species Field Mycology Vol 7 (4): 113-122, rear cover.
Kibby, G. 2002 Illustrations of rare or little known British boletes Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 78-83.
Kibby, G. 2000 *** A User-friendly Key to the Genus Leccinum in Great Britain ***(Superseded) Field Mycology, Vol 1, part 1. Field Mycology Vol 1 (1): 20-29.
() Lannoy, G. & Estades A. *** Les Bolets ***(Superseded) Documents Mycologiques - Flore Mycologique d'Europe, 6, 163pp
Muñoz, J.A. 2000 *** El género Leccinum S.F.Gray en el Norte de España ***(Superseded) Fungi Non Delineati Pars XIII.
Noordeloos, M. & den Bakker, H. The genus Leccinum in Western and Central Europe www.entoloma.nl/html/leccinum_eng.html

Leccinum (a genus of boletes) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leccinum (a genus of boletes)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 50 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leccinum (a genus of boletes)
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