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Ramaria gelatiniaurantia

Marr & Stuntz

a fungus

G4Apparently Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Very high - mediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.637340
Element CodeNFFUN5E010
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 Date2002-11-07
Edition Date2002-11-07
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
Endemic to Pacific Northwest forests. Wide range but not a common species. Most of the occurrences are in protected sites; however, this is a mycorhizal species susceptible to logging activities.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to Pacific Northwest forests. Known from WA, CA and OR.
Occurrences Comments
Known from 22 locations in WA, CA and OR.
Threat Impact Comments
Mycorrhizal species associated with late successional forest of Douglas fir and western Hemlock; susceptible to logging activities.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlaskaSNRYes
OregonS2Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (3)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
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]