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]
| Leccinum boreale | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Leccinum |
| Species: | L. boreale
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| Leccinum boreale | |
A motion in legislature proposed to make this the official fungus of Alberta in 2009.[2]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Smith AH, Thiers HD, Watling R (1966). "A preliminary account of the North American species of Leccinum, section Leccinum". The Michigan Botanist. 5: 159.
- ^ "MLAs support official mushroom motion". Archived from the original on 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2019-01-27.
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