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Ramaria cyaneigranosa

Marr & Stuntz

a fungus

G4Apparently Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Very high - mediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.637339
Element CodeNFFUN5D010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPhallales
FamilyRamariaceae
GenusRamaria
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
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-30
Change Date2002-11-06
Edition Date2002-11-06
Edition AuthorsEfren Cazares
Threat ImpactVery high - medium
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
This species is fairly protected and apparently common in the Pacific Nothwest. It is a mycorrhizal species associated with late succesional forests and is susceptible to logging activities. More studies are needed to determine its rarity or abundance in the Pacific Northwest.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to the Pacific Northwest. WA, OR and northern CA.
Occurrences Comments
Known from 29 occurrences in Pacific Northwest forests.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs in coniferous forests (Exeter, 2006).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (6)
  1. 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
  2. Exeter, R.L., L. Norvell, and E. Cazares. 2006. <i>Ramaria</i> of the Pacific Northwestern United States. USDI Bureau of Land Management, Salem, Oregon. 157 pp.
  3. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. <i>In</i> 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.
  4. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. <i>In</i> 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.
  5. Marr, C.D. and Stuntz, D.E. 1973. Ramaria of Western Washington. Biblio. Mycol. 38:1-232.
  6. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]