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Leccinum aurantiacum

(Bull.) Gray

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062605
Element CodeNFBOL0V040
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusLeccinum
Synonyms
Boletus aurantiacusBull.Trachypus aurantiacus(Bull.) Romagn.
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
LabradorSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hoover - Mt.olsenHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest624
Mt. OlsenInyo National Forest2,161
NessieInyo National Forest830
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
HermosaSan Juan NF148,103
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
Columbine - Hondo Wilderness Study AreaCarson National Forest43,739
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hay LakesDixie National Forest22,144
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Middle ForkShoshone National Forest51,772
References (5)
  1. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.