Leccinum vulpinum Watling
(Foxy Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)
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)
Records of Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete) :
1: Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)
22 Aug 1978 OSGR: NO08 56° 60’ N, 3° 30’ W Vice County: South Aberdeenshire (VC 92) Scotland
Image 1: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side view showing pore surface and stipe - lain down

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Burnham, A. 2004 Leccinum vulpinum Vol 5 (4) Page: 119

Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 4 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)

Vulnerable

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