Leccinum barrowsii

Leccinum barrowsii is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It is found in the southwestern United States, where it grows on the ground under conifers. The bolete was described as new to science in 1966 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith, Harry Delbert Thiers, and Roy Watling. The specific epithet honours the collector, Charles "Chuck" Barrows (1903–1989).[1]

Leccinum barrowsii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Fungi
Division:
Basidiomycota
Class:
Agaricomycetes
Order:
Boletales
Family:
Boletaceae
Genus:
Leccinum
Species:
L. barrowsii
Binomial name
Leccinum barrowsii
A.H.Sm., Thiers & Watling (1966)

See also

References
  1. Smith AH, Thiers HD, Watling R (1966). "A preliminary account of the North American species of Leccinum, section Leccinum". The Michigan Botanist. 5: 153.


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