Photographs and descriptions of two species of the genus Leccinum collected in northern Finland near Kevo are presented: Leccinum percandidum and Leccinum oxydabile. L. percandidum is closely related to L. testaceoscabrum, differing mainly in having a white pileus and stipe. The distribution, habitat, and morphological features are detailed. L. oxydabile belongs to the group of Leccinum griseum and differs in color changes of the flesh. Both species are associated with Betula.
Pilát A. (1973): Duae species generis Leccinum S. F. Gray regionum Europaee borealium incolae. – Česká Mykologie 27(1): 9–10.
