''Imleria'' is a

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in the family Boletaceae. It was erected in 2014 by Alfredo Vizzini as a new genus for what had previously been named ''Boletus badius'' or ''Xerocomus badius''. It was placed in its own genus because of its distinct morphological features and because it had previously been found to belong in its own genus in a

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study by Gelardi ''et al.'' (2013). Zhu ''et al.'' (2014) placed three more species in ''Imleria''. Species of ''Imleria'' can be found in Europe, North America and Asia. The genus is named in honor of Belgian mycologist Louis Imler (1900–1993).

Species

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Imleria badia ''Imleria badia'', commonly known as the bay bolete, is an edible, pored mushroom found in Eurasia and North America, where it grows in coniferous or mixed woods on the ground or on decaying tree stumps, sometimes in prolific numbers. Bot ...

'' * '' Imleria heteroderma'' * ''

Imleria obscurebrunnea ''Imleria'' is a genus of fungi in the family Boletaceae. It was erected in 2014 by Alfredo Vizzini as a new genus for what had previously been named ''Boletus badius'' or ''Xerocomus badius''. It was placed in its own genus because of its disti ...

'' * '' Imleria parva'' * '' Imleria subalpina''

References

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q19286081 Boletaceae Boletales genera