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- 2Under Assessment
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- 4Assessed
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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
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- James Westrip
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip, Inita Daniele, Jan Merta
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
A widespread species. If there is no evidence of rapid declines globally, this species will likely qualify as Least Concern.
Geographic range
This species has been introduced in several areas, but it native at least to Europe.
Population and Trends
With such a large range, the population size is suspected to be very large.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
This species grows in association with Birch (Evans and Kibby 2004, Sterry 2011).
Threats
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
This species is edible (Evans and Kibby 2004, Sterry 2011).
Bibliography
Evans, S. and Kibby G. (2004) Pocket Nature. Fungi. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Sterry, P. (2011). Fungi of Britain and Northern Europe. Bounty Books, London (first published 1991, Hamlyn).
