Hemileccinum hortonii (A.H. Sm. & Thiers) M. Kuo & B. Ortiz
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Synonyms
Boletus hortonii  Boletus subglabripes var. corrugis  Leccinum hortonii  Xerocomus hortonii  Xerocomus hortonii 
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11 Records

Status

Found scattered in mixed woods.

Description

Cap: Variety of brownish tones; dimpled / pitted; white flesh may blue weakly (or not). Pores: Shades of yellow, may blue weakly. Stalk: Stout, may have enlarged base. (J. Solem, pers. comm.)

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Hemileccinum hortonii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Division: Basidiomycota
Class: Agaricomycetes
Order: Boletales
Family: Boletaceae
Genus: Hemileccinum
Species:
H. hortonii
Binomial name
Hemileccinum hortonii
(A.H. Sm. & Thiers) M. Kuo & B. Ortiz
Synonyms[1]
  • Boletus hortonii A.H.Sm. & Thiers (1971)
  • Boletus subglabripes var. corrugis Peck (1897)
  • Leccinum hortonii (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) Hongo & Nagas. (1978)
  • Xerocomus hortonii (A.H.Sm. & Thiers) Manfr.Binder & Besl (2000)

Hemileccinum hortonii is a fungus of the genus Hemileccinum native to the United States. First described as variety corrugis of Boletus subglabripes by Charles Horton Peck in 1897, it was given its current name in 1971 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and Harry Delbert Thiers.[2] The species is edible.[3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Boletus hortonii A.H. Sm. & Thiers, The Boletes of Michigan: 319, 1971". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-05-26.
  2. ^ Smith AH, Thiers HD. (1971). The Boletes of Michigan. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press. p. 319.
  3. ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 263. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
  4. ^ Kuo, Michael. "Hemileccinum hortonii (MushroomExpert.Com)". MushroomExpert.Com. Retrieved 2023-08-17.
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