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Coprinopsis nivea

(Pers.) Redhead, Vilgalys & Moncalvo

Snowy Inkcap

GNRUnranked Found in 13 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921284
Element CodeNFPSA02030
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPsathyrellaceae
GenusCoprinopsis
Synonyms
Coprinus niveus(Pers.) Fr.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaNU
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
QuebecSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaS2Yes
British ColumbiaSUYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (13)
Arizona (4)
AreaForestAcres
Happy ValleyCoronado National Forest7,972
Lower RinconCoronado National Forest3,278
NolanApache-Sitgreaves National Forests6,780
Sierra Ancha Wilderness ContiguousTonto National Forest7,787
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Camas CreekHelena National Forest29,191
FleecerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest31,585
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Sawyers PeakGila National Forest59,743
North Dakota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Kinley PlateauDakota Prairie Grasslands16,900
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Joseph CanyonWallowa-Whitman National Forest24,288
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Clear CreekSawtooth National Forest7,188
PavantFishlake National Forest42,560
Wyoming (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
Encampment River AdditionMedicine Bow-Routt National Forest4,996
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)