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Leccinum versipelle

(Fr. & Hök) Snell

Orange Birch Bolete

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062613
Element CodeNFBOL0V050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusLeccinum
Synonyms
Boletus versipellisFr. & HökKrombholziella versipellis(Fr. & Hök) BonLeccinum atrostipitatumA.H. Sm., Thiers & WatlingSuillus versipellis(Fr. & Hök) Kuntze
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)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickSUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
LabradorSNRYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
References (4)
  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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.