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Ascocoryne sarcoides

(Jacq.) J.W. Groves & D.E. Wilson

Purple Jellydisc

GNRUnranked Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1063333
Element CodeNFHEL06020
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderHelotiales
FamilyHelotiaceae
GenusAscocoryne
Synonyms
Lichen sarcoidesJacq.
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Coryne dubia in Ascocoryne sarcoides, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS2Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Alaska (7)
AreaForestAcres
Behm IslandsTongass National Forest4,777
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
KosciuskoTongass National Forest64,134
RatzTongass National Forest5,325
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Pilot CreekSix Rivers National Forest9,192
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
Oregon (12)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Washington (13)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09011 - Flynn Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,951
References (4)
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>&gt;.
  4. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.