''Lanmaoa pseudosensibilis'' 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 the United States. First described officially in 1971 by mycologists Alexander H. Smith and

Harry Delbert Thiers Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco St ...

, it was transferred to the newly

circumscribed In geometry, the circumscribed circle or circumcircle of a polygon is a circle that passes through all the vertices of the polygon. The center of this circle is called the circumcenter and its radius is called the circumradius. Not every polyg ...

genus '' Lanmaoa'' in 2015. While edible, it is not recommended as it could be confused with toxic species.

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* Boletaceae Edible fungi Fungi described in 1971 Fungi of the United States Taxa named by Alexander H. Smith Fungi without expected TNC conservation status Fungus species {{Boletales-stub

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