Leucogaster is a fungal genus in the family Albatrellaceae.[1][2] The genus, widespread in northern temperate regions, contains about 20 truffle-like species.[3] Some, such as L. rubescens, are edible.[4]
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| Genus: | Leucogaster R.Hesse (1882)
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| Leucogaster liosporus R.Hesse (1882)
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References edit
- ^ "Leucogaster R. Hesse :189, 1882". MycoBank. International Mycological Association. Retrieved 2013-01-30.
- ^ Albee-Scott, Steven (2007). "The phylogenetic placement of the Leucogastrales, including Mycolevis siccigleba (Cribbeaceae), in the Albatrellaceae using morphological and molecular data". Mycological Research. 111 (6): 653–662. doi:10.1016/j.mycres.2007.03.020. ISSN 0953-7562. PMID 17604150.
- ^ Kirk PM, Cannon PF, Minter DW, Stalpers JA (2008). Dictionary of the Fungi (10th ed.). Wallingford, UK: CAB International. p. 374. ISBN 9780851998268.
- ^ Phillips, Roger (2010). Mushrooms and Other Fungi of North America. Buffalo, NY: Firefly Books. p. 330. ISBN 978-1-55407-651-2.
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