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Ramaria rubrievanescens

Marr & Stuntz

Fading Pink Coral Fungus

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Very high - mediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.637347
Element CodeNFFUN5P010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPhallales
FamilyRamariaceae
GenusRamaria
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-30
Change Date2002-11-10
Edition Date2002-11-10
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
This mycorrhizal species is apparently endemic to the Pacific Northwest and vulnerable to logging activities. There are 30 out 54 occurrences in protected sites.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to Pacific Northwest forests. Range is Idaho, WA, OR and northern CA. There is a report from Nova Scotia, however the author (Petersen 1986) admits caution about this report.
Occurrences Comments
Most records are in OR (37), and fewer in WA (4) and CA (13).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS3Yes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS2Yes
AlbertaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
References (6)
  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]
  6. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.