R.H. Petersen & Scates
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.57.10356
Element CodeNFSM000163
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPhallales
FamilyRamariaceae
GenusRamaria
Concept ReferenceCastellano, 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
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Biotics v1
Review Date2019-03-21
Change Date2002-11-11
Edition Date2019-03-21
Edition AuthorsEfren Cazares (2002), rev. M. Russell and R. Hamill (2017), rev. Treher (2019)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences6 - 20
Rank ReasonsRamaria thiersii occurs in Idaho, Oregon, California, and British Columbia.with about thirteen to 20 known sites. This is a mycorrhizal species associated with late-successional forests. More information is needed about the species ecology, dispersal ability, and fruiting frequency.
Range Extent CommentsRamaria thiersii is known from Idaho, Oregon, California, and British Columbia.
Occurrences CommentsThere are 13 to 20 occurrences known across the species range. There are two sites in northern Idaho, seven sites in California: Sierra Nevada (5), Coastal forest (1), and the North Coast (1), three in Oregon, and one in British Columbia.
Threat Impact CommentsApproximately 90% of sites are not in permanently protected areas. If those sites are logged on a 40 year rotation, around 23% of sites would be impacted over 10 years and around 90% of sites would be impacted over 100 years.