Leccinellum albellum
Leccinellum albellum is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae.
Taxonomy
Originally described by Charles Horton Peck as a species of Boletus, and, after 1945, usually considered a species of Leccinum, it was transferred to the newly created genus Leccinellum in 2003. The bolete was reported from a Mexican beech forest in Hidalgo, Mexico in 2010.
Description
The light brown cap is wide. The stem is tall and thick. The flesh is whitish and the spore print is olive brown.
Similar species
It can resemble Boletus barrowsii, Gyroporus subalbellus, Imleria pallida, Leccinum holopus, Tylopilus rhoadsiae, and Xanthoconium stramineum.
From July to September, it can be found in eastern North America under hardwood, especially oak.