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Porphyrellus porphyrosporus

(Fr. & Hök) E.-J. Gilbert

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.973556
Element CodeNFBOL11010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyBoletaceae
GenusPorphyrellus
Synonyms
Tylopilus cyaneocinctus(Singer) Grund & K.A. HarrisonTylopilus porphyrosporus(Fr. & Hök) A.H. Sm. & Thiers
Concept Reference
Desjardin, D., M. Wood, and F. Stevens. 2014. California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press Inc., Portland, Oregon. 559 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Tylopilus porphyrosporus to Porphyrellus porphyrosporus.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
OregonS3Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Alaska (8)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
KogishTongass National Forest65,216
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Soda BayTongass National Forest78,091
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
References (4)
  1. Desjardin, D., M. Wood, and F. Stevens. 2014. California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press Inc., Portland, Oregon. 559 pp.
  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. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)