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Leccinum holopus (Ghost Bolete)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Leccinum holopus, commonly known as the white birch bolete, white bog bolete, or ghost bolete, is a species of bolete fungus in the family Boletaceae found in northern Asia, Europe, and northeastern North America. It associates with birch trees and is typically found in boggy or swampy areas, often growing among sphagnum moss.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Basse vallée de l'Aisne (Durbuy; Erezée; Ferrières; Manhay) 4725 Belgium  
North Pennine Moors 254789 England, United Kingdom

Ecosystems

Consumers

Mutual (symbiont) 
Betula pendula (European white birch)[1]
Betula pubescens pubescens (downy birch)[1]

External References

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Citations

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1Ecology of Commanster
Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0