Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.57.10027
Element CodeNFSM000084
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHymenogastraceae
GenusGymnopilus
SynonymsCortinarius punctifoliusPeck
Concept ReferenceCastellano, M.A., E. Cazares, B. Fondrick, and T. Dreisbach. 2003. Handbook to additional fungal species of Special Concern in the Northwest Forest Plan. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-572. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 144 pp. Online. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr572.pdf
Taxonomic CommentsMycobank (2025) recognizes Cortinarius punctifolius as the accepted name for this element.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodLegacy Rank calculation - Excel v3.1x
Review Date2019-03-29
Change Date2019-03-29
Edition Date2017-03-09
Edition AuthorsLorelei L Norvell (2002), rev. M. Russell and L. Norvell (2017)
Threat ImpactUnknown
Range Extent200,000-2,500,000 square km (about 80,000-1,000,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank ReasonsGymnopilus punctifolius is known from sites in southeastern Alaska, along coastal British Columbia, East along the Rockies in Yellowstone, Colorado, and Taos, New Mexico. It is inferred to be particularly vulnerable to removal of its substrate, clear cutting with burning or removal of all coarse woody debris, or logging activities that appreciably open the canopy and expose the substrate to sun and wind.
Range Extent CommentsGymnopilus punctifolius sites range from Southeast Alaska, along coastal British Columbia, East along the Rockies in Yellowstone, Colorado, and Taos, New Mexico. The western range boundary follows the California coast ranges south to Sonoma county. There are no known sites in the Sierras.
Occurrences CommentsGymnopilus punctifolius is known from around 200 sites including about 166 in Oregon, California, and Washington and about 30 in other parts of the range.
Threat Impact CommentsThreats include timber harvest which could impact the over 80% of sites that are not in national parks on as short as a 30 to 40 year rotation, fire which if it occurs on the historic fire return interval may occur between every 25 to over 300 years depending on the site, and climate change which may increase the fire return interval or dry out the forest at an unknown number of sites. The species is also vulnerable to removal of its substrate, clean cutting with burning or removal of all coarse woody debris, or logging activities that appreciably open the canopy and expose the substrate to sun and wind. It is also vulnerable to alteration of microhabitats and microclimate regimes (stream diversion, road construction, development).