''Hemileccinum subglabripes'' is a

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 ...

of the family '' Boletaceae'' native to North America. It was first described 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 1887 as ''Boletus subglabripes''. In 2015 it was transferred to ''

Hemileccinum ''Hemileccinum'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was erected in 2008 by Josef Šutara to contain two species united by a number of shared morphological features: '' H. depilatum'' and the type '' H. impolitum''. In 2014 ...

'' based on DNA evidence. The species is

edible An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from "eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushroo ...

but softens quickly.

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* Boletaceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 1887 Fungi of North America Taxa named by Charles Horton Peck {{Boletales-stub

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