Maryland Biodiversity Project - Leccinum longicurvipes

Leccinum longicurvipes (Snell & A.H. Smith) M. Kuo & B. Ortiz

Synonyms: Boletus longicurvipes.

Kingdom Fungi > Phylum Basidiomycota > Class Agaricomycetes > Order Boletales > Family Boletaceae > Genus Leccinum Leccinum longicurvipes - https://www.marylandbiodiversity.com/view/13499

Status:

Found solitary or in groups on ground in oak-pine forests.

Description:

Cap: Yellow-brown to orange-brown, often with orange center in age; smooth/slightly wrinkled/pitted; sticky, slimy when fresh; convex to broadly convex; cap turns cherry or orange-red with application of KOH or NH4OH, flesh negative with both. Pores: Pale olive-yellow or greenish-gray; may stain brown. Stalk: White or yellow, may have reddish or tan tones; scurfy with tiny scales (red-brown in age); equal or tapers up, frequently curved (J. Solem, pers. comm.).

Records:

There are 11 records in the project database.

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<em>Boletus longicurvipes</em> (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). (Photo ID: 11316 - Psn: 30)

Boletus longicurvipes (fruiting body) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Leccinum longicurvipes</em> in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 643497 - Psn: 30)

Leccinum longicurvipes in Prince George's Co., Maryland (9/10/2022). (c) Matthew Beziat, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Matthew Beziat. (MBP list)

<em>Leccinum longicurvipes</em> in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 343966 - Psn: 35)

Leccinum longicurvipes in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

<em>Boletus longicurvipes</em> (pores and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). (Photo ID: 11317 - Psn: 40)

Boletus longicurvipes (pores and stalk) in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Boletus longicurvipes</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). Narrowly fusiform/oblong, smooth; measured 8.1-9.5 X 6.2-7.8 microns. (Photo ID: 11318 - Psn: 150)

Spores collected from a Boletus longicurvipes specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (9/6/2009). Narrowly fusiform/oblong, smooth; measured 8.1-9.5 X 6.2-7.8 microns. Photo by Robert Solem. (MBP list)

Spores collected from a <em>Leccinum longicurvipes</em> specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (<a rel='license' href='http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/'>CC BY-NC</a>). (Photo ID: 343968 - Psn: 190)

Spores collected from a Leccinum longicurvipes specimen in Howard Co., Maryland (8/1/2018). (c) Joanne and Robert Solem, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC). Photo by Joanne Solem. (MBP list)

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