Hemileccinum subglabripes

 Hemileccinum subglabripes is a fungus of the family Boletaceae native to North America. It was first described by Charles Horton Peck in 1887 as Boletus subglabripes.[2] In 2015 it was transferred to Hemileccinum based on DNA evidence.[3]

Hemileccinum subglabripes
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Boletaceae
Genus:
Hemileccinum
Species:
H. subglabripes
Binomial name
Hemileccinum subglabripes
(Peck) Halling (2015)
Synonyms[1]
  • Boletus flavipes Peck (1886)
  • Boletus subglabripes Peck (1887)
  • Boletus subscabripes Peck
  • Ceriomyces subglabripes (Peck) Murrill (1909)
  • Krombholzia subscabripes (Peck) Singer (1938)
  • Krombholzia subglabripes (Peck) Singer (1942)
  • Leccinum subglabripes (Peck) Singer (1945)

The species is edible but softens quickly.[4]

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