Cerioporus varius

(Pers.) Zmitr. & Kovalenko

Penny-sized Blackfoot Fungus

G5Secure Found in 6 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911947
Element CodeNFFUNPOVA1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyPolyporaceae
GenusCerioporus
Synonyms
Polyporus varius(Pers.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Cerioporus leptocephalus and Cerioporus varius in Polyporus varius, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2015-06-04
Change Date2015-06-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (6)
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Dog CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest5,001
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
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. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)