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Aspen bolete

Leccinum insigne

A species of Leccinum

Even though mature mushrooms of this species have an orange-brown color and a semi-fibrillar texture, the aspen bolete (Leccinum insigne) is originally white. They are commonly found under aspen and possibly also under birch, widely scattered or in groups in woods and woodland edges.

Cap Diameter:

4 - 15 cm

Odor:

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

General Info About Aspen bolete

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Attributes of Aspen bolete

Cap Diameter

4 - 15 cm

Height

7 - 12 cm

Cap

Cap 4 - 15 cm across; convex, broadly convex; orange, brown; minutely granular to fibrillose-scaly

Stem

Stem 7 - 12 cm long, 1 - 2 cm thick; widening downward; whitish, brownish, blackish

Flesh

Flesh 1.5 - 3 cm thick; white; displaying gray when bruised or cut

Spore Print Color

Brown to yellowish-brown

Odor

Mildly mushroomy but not distinctive.

Body Color

Brown

Black

White

Flesh Bruises

Discolor to reddish or gray-black

Growth Form

Solitary, Scattered

Nutrient Gathering

Mycorrhizal

Substrate

On soil

You can find Aspen bolete by these plants:

Populus, Oaks

Species Status

Common and widespread

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Habitat of Aspen bolete

Ground under aspen and possibly birch

Scientific Classification of Aspen bolete

Phylum

Club fungi

Class

Mushroom-forming fungi

Order

Boletes and allies

Family

Boletes

Genus

Leccinum

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