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Phlegmacium variosimile

(M.M. Moser & Ammirati) Niskanen & Liimat.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062217
Element CodeNFAGA396C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusPhlegmacium
Synonyms
Cortinarius variosimilisM.M. Moser & Ammirati
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius variosimilis to Phlegmacium variosimile; these represent the same concept for the element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN3
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Jacks CreekSanta Fe National Forest740
Oregon (8)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
References (6)
  1. 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.
  2. Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. <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 13 May 2023. 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. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Trudell, S., and J. Ammirati. 2009. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Inc., Portland. 349 pp.