''Austroboletus gracilis'' is a species of
bolete fungus
A fungus ( : fungi or funguses) is any member of the group of eukaryotic organisms that includes microorganisms such as yeasts and molds, as well as the more familiar mushrooms. These organisms are classified as a kingdom, separately from th ...
in the family
Boletaceae. Originally described as ''Boletus gracilis'' by
Charles Horton Peck
Charles Horton Peck (March 30, 1833 – July 11, 1917) was an American mycologist of the 19th and early 20th centuries. He was the New York State Botanist from 1867 to 1915, a period in which he described over 2,700 species of North American fun ...
in 1872,
it was transferred to the genus ''
Austroboletus'' by Carl B. Wolfe in 1979.
See also
*
List of North American boletes __NOTOC__
This is a list of bolete species found in North America.
Bolding of the species name, and an asterisk (*) following indicate the species is the type species of that genus.
''Aureoboletus''
*'' Aureoboletus auriporus''
*'' Aureoboletus ...
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gracilis
Fungi described in 1872
Fungi of North America
Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck
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