Leccinum insigne
Species of fungus
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Leccinum insigne, commonly known as the aspen bolete or the aspen scaber stalk, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was described as new to science in 1966.[citation needed] The specific epithet insigne means "distinctive or outstanding".[3]
| Leccinum insigne | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Leccinum |
| Species: | L. insigne |
| Binomial name | |
| Leccinum insigne | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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The cap is up to 17 centimetres (6+3⁄4 in) wide, orangish-brown, and semi-fibrillose.[4] The tubes are white to yellowish, staining brownish (not blue).[4] The stipe is up to 15 cm long and white with dark scabers.[4] The flesh is white, sometimes turning gray, and possibly bluish in the base.[5] The spore print is tannish.[4]
The species is found in North America, where its range extends from eastern Canada south to New Jersey and west to the northern Rocky Mountains. It is a good edible mushroom,[6][7] but there have been documented cases of adverse reactions; these range from headaches to gastrointestinal distress, which may or may not be attributed to food sensitivities alone.[8][9][10]
See also
| Leccinum insigne | |
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| Mycological characteristics | |
 | Pores on hymenium |
 | Cap is convex |
 | Stipe is bare |
 | Spore print is brown to yellow-brown |
 | Ecology is mycorrhizal |
 | Edibility is edible |
