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Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray

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Scientific name
Leccinum scabrum
Author
(Bull.) Gray
Common names
Brown Birch Bolete
Parastā bērzubeka
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Boletales
Family
Boletaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2025-03-14
IUCN Red List Category
LC
Assessors
Steven Bachman (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew); Cátia Canteiro (SPUN); Vida Svahnström (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew)
Reviewers
Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/122090633/277346862

Justification

This species has a very wide distribution, large population, is not currently experiencing any major threats and no significant future threats have been identified. This species is therefore assessed as Least Concern.

Geographic range

Population and Trends

This taxon has a widespread native distribution across multiple countries in the northern hemisphere; as such the global population is suspected to be large.  It is also commonly found associated with introduced trees in South America and Australasia.

Population Trend: Stable

Habitat and Ecology

Threats

This taxon may face threats associated with land use change in some areas of its wide distribution; however, no major threats have been identified that are likely to affect its extinction risk in a short time

Source and Citation

Bachman, S., Svahnström, V. & Canteiro, C. 2026. Leccinum scabrum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2026: e.T122090633A277346862. Accessed on 10 July 2026.

Country occurrence