Leccinum arbuticola is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae. It was described as new to science in 1975 by mycologist Harry Delbert Thiers, from collections made in Nevada County, California. It grows in association with madrone (Arbutus menziesii) and Manzanita[1] It fruits in fall and early winter. It stains blue when bruised.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Fungi |
| Division: | Basidiomycota |
| Class: | Agaricomycetes |
| Order: | Boletales |
| Family: | Boletaceae |
| Genus: | Leccinum |
| Species: | L. arbuticola
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| Leccinum arbuticola Thiers (1975)
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See also
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edit- ^ Thiers HD. (1975). California Mushrooms—A Field Guide to the Boletes. New York, New York: Hafner Press. ISBN 978-0-02-853410-7.
- ^ "Leccinum arbuticola". redlist.info. Retrieved 2024-04-03.
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