Auriscalpium vulgare

Gray

Earspoon Fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921258
Element CodeNFAUR03010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderRussulales
FamilyAuriscalpiaceae
GenusAuriscalpium
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaS3Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
Oracle RoadlessCoronado National Forest22,365
California (11)
AreaForestAcres
Bald RockPlumas National Forest4,675
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Cow CreekSix Rivers National Forest1,271
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Big BaldyLewis and Clark National Forest43,135
Big Snowy Mountains WsaLewis and Clark National Forest88,003
North AbsarokaCuster National Forest21,063
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Alamo CanyonSanta Fe National Forest8,639
West Face Sacramento MountainsLincoln National Forest41,176
Oregon (14)
AreaForestAcres
Chucksney MountainWillamette National Forest15,369
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
French Pete (b)Willamette National Forest1,186
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
References (5)
  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. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)