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Mycena quiniaultensis

Kauffman

a fungus

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G3VulnerableGlobal Rank
MediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.57.10158
Element CodeNFSM000106
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusMycena
Synonyms
Mycena quinaultensisKauffman
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 Date2002-11-23
Edition Date2002-11-26
Edition AuthorsMichelle Seidl
Threat ImpactMedium
Range Extent1000-5000 square km (about 400-2000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences21 - 80
Rank Reasons
Endemic to western North America, mostly west of the Cascade Range. This taxon is poorly known and rare. It can be locally common near the type locality at Lake Quinault. It has a narrow range extent.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to western North America, mostly west of the Cascade Range.
Ecology & Habitat

Habitat

This species occurs on needle duff, debris and moss under conifers; especially Redwood (Sequoia sempervirens) in California, and wet conifer forests in the Pacific Northwest, preferring mature and old-growth forests (IUCN, 2023).
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS1Yes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
References (8)
  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. IUCN. 2023. The Global Fungal Red List Initiative. Accessed June 2023. https://redlist.info/iucn/species_list/
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Oregon Natural Heritage Program. 2001. Rare, threatened and endangered plants and animals of Oregon. Portland, Oregon. 94 pp.
  7. Seidl, Michelle. Personal observations.
  8. Smith, A. H. 1947. North American species of <i>Mycena</i>. University of Michigan Press, Ann Arbor. 521 pp.