Leccinum cyaneobasileucum Lannoy & Estadès
(Greyshank Bolete)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeccinum cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank 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 cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank Bolete) :
1: Leccinum cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank Bolete)
27 Oct 2001 OSGR: SU76 51° 20’ N, 0° 60’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap - LS - 5 hours after cuttingImage 3: Cap - showing pinkish colour when bruisedImage 4: Fruitbody - LS - 0 hours after cuttingImage 5: Fruitbody - LS - 0 hours after cutting (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - LS - 1 hour after cuttingImage 7: Fruitbody - LS - 5 hours after cuttingImage 8: Fruitbody - side viewImage 9: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 10: Fruitbody - side view (3)Image 11: Fruitbody - side view (4)Image 12: PoresImage 13: Stipe apex - close-upImage 14: Stipe base - close-upImage 15: Stipe - LS - base - 1 hour after cuttingImage 16: Stipe - LS - base - 5 hours after cuttingImage 17: Stipe - LS - base - 5 hours after cutting (2)Image 18: Cap surface - enlargedImage 19: Pores - enlargedImage 20: Stipe base - enlargedImage 21: Cap cuticleImage 22: Cap cuticle (2)Image 23: Cap cuticle (3)Image 24: Cap cuticle (4)Image 25: Cap cuticle (5)Image 26: Cap cuticle (6)Image 27: SporesImage 28: Spores (2)
2: Leccinum cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank Bolete)
18 Sep 2001 OSGR: SU91 50° 60’ N, 0° 40’ W Vice County: West Sussex (VC 13) England
under Birch and Pine
Image 1: CapImage 2: Cap and upper stipe - LS - 100 mins after cuttingImage 3: Fruitbodies - in situImage 4: Fruitbodies - LS - 20 mins after cuttingImage 5: Fruitbodies - LS - 20 mins after cutting (2)Image 6: Fruitbodies - side viewImage 7: Fruitbody - LS - 05 mins after cuttingImage 8: Fruitbody - LS - 0 mins after cuttingImage 9: Fruitbody - LS - 20 mins after cuttingImage 10: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 11: Fruitbody - side viewImage 12: PoresImage 13: Stipe apex and poresImage 14: Cap surface - magnifiedImage 15: Cap surface - magnified (2)Image 16: Stipe surface - enlargedImage 17: Stipe surface - lower stipe - magnifiedImage 18: Stipe surface - stipe apex - magnifiedImage 19: Stipe surface - upper stipe - magnifiedImage 20: Cap cuticle hyphaeImage 21: Cap cuticle hyphae (2)Image 22: Cap cuticle hyphae (3)Image 23: Cap cuticle hyphae (4)Image 24: SporesImage 25: Spores (2)
3: Leccinum cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank Bolete)
30 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Cap - oblique view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: Fruitbody - side view showing pore surface and stipe - lain downImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe - in situImage 5: Stipe base - LS - close-upImage 6: Cap margin and pore surface - close-up - enlarged
4: Leccinum cyaneobasileucum (Greyshank Bolete)
22 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
Image 1: Fruitbodies - side view showing pore surface and stipe - lain downImage 2: Fruitbody - LSImage 3: Fruitbody - oblique view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view showing stipe - in situImage 5: Pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 6: Cap cuticle end cells - magnifiedImage 7: Cheilocystidia - magnifiedImage 8: Pleurocystidium - magnifiedImage 9: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 10: DescriptionImage 11: Description - contd

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2002 Fungal Portraits, No. 9: Leccinum cyaneobasileucum Field Mycology Vol 3 (1): 3-4.

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

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