Chondrostereum purpureum

(Pers.) Pouzar

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921270
Element CodeNFCYP01010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCyphellaceae
GenusChondrostereum
Synonyms
Stereum purpureumPers.Stereum rugosiusculumBerkeley & M.A. Curtis
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
WestforkAngeles National Forest4,407
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bunker CreekDixie National Forest7,474
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
ManastashWenatchee National Forest11,155
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)