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Calonarius olympianus

(A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.979842

Element CodeNFCOR00240

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyCortinariaceae

GenusCalonarius

Synonyms

Cortinarius olympianusA.H. Sm.Drosophila olympiana(A.H. Sm.) Kühner & Romagn.

Concept Reference

Castellano, M. A., J. E. Smith, T. O'Dell, E. Cazares and S. Nugent. 1999. Handbook to strategy 1 fungal species in the Northwest Forest Plan. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-476. Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 195 pp. Online. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr476.pdf

Taxonomic Comments

Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius olympianus to Calonarius olympianus; these represent the same concept for the element.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNR	Yes
Oregon	S3	Yes
Washington	SNR	Yes

CanadaN2

Province	Rank	Native
British Columbia	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Oregon (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Chucksney Mountain	Willamette National Forest	15,369
Waldo - Many Praries	Willamette National Forest	2,585
Waldo - Moolack	Willamette National Forest	1,183

Washington (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Lion Rock	Wenatchee National Forest	4,692
Madison Creek	Olympic National Forest	1,223

References (6)

Castellano, M. A., J. E. Smith, T. O'Dell, E. Cazares and S. Nugent. 1999. Handbook to strategy 1 fungal species in the Northwest Forest Plan. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-476. Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 195 pp. Online. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr476.pdf
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (<a href="https://indexfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://indexfungorum.org</a> and <a href="https://speciesfungorum.org" target="_blank">https://speciesfungorum.org</a>) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)