Leccinum melaneum (Smotl) Pilat & Dermek (1974)
This species is found in northeastern regions of Canada and New Hampshire. It may also be native to Vermont, Maine and upper New York state. It has a dark brown to blackish tomentose cap, small round white pores than become brown and whitish stipe that is thinner at the apex and thicker at the base and that is covered with coarse dark fibers. Its white flesh becomes slightly pink on cutting. Leccinum melaneum’s spores are brown. It is mycorrhizal with birch and appears from mid-June to the beginning of October.
Leccinum melaneum
Leccinum melaneum