Ramaria stuntzii

Marr

a fungus

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
LowThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.637349
Element CodeNFFUN5S010
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 Date2002-11-10
Edition Date2002-11-10
Edition AuthorsEfren Cazares
Threat ImpactLow
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
Endemic to the Pacific Northwest. Fairly common species throughout its range, but mainly in Oregon. This is a mycorrhizal species susceptible to logging activities. There are 36 out of 85 occurrences in protected sites.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to the western region of the Pacific Northwest in late successional forests. There are 85 records for the Pacific Northwest forest.
Occurrences Comments
There are 85 records throught its range. Known form OR (70), WA, (9) and CA (6)
Threat Impact Comments
This is a mycorrhizal species susceptible to logging activities.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (5)
  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. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Marr, C.D. and Stuntz, D.E. 1973. Ramaria of Western Washington. Biblio. Mycol. 38:1-232.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]