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Cortinarius traganus

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Gassy Webcap

GNRUnranked Found in 71 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1371084
Element CodeNFAGA39EG0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusCortinarius
Synonyms
Agaricus traganusFr.Gomphos traganus(Fr.) KuntzeInoloma traganum(Fr.) WünschePhlegmacium traganum(Fr.) M.M. Moser
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 29 September 2025. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2025) expands the concept of Cortinarius traganus to include Cortinarius pyriodorus, while Species Fungorum (2018) treats them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
British ColumbiaSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSNRYes
AlbertaSNRYes
QuebecSNRYes
Prince Edward IslandSNRYes
New BrunswickSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (71)
Alaska (23)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Fidalgo-GravinaChugach National Forest257,968
GravinaTongass National Forest37,381
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
Kenai MountainsChugach National Forest306,600
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
Nellie JuanChugach National Forest713,697
North RevillaTongass National Forest215,430
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
RevillaTongass National Forest29,298
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Montana (4)
AreaForestAcres
Barren Creek #183Kootenai National Forest14,534
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Cherry PeakLolo National Forest37,862
Mckay Creek #676Kootenai National Forest15,323
Oregon (22)
AreaForestAcres
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
CornpatchWillamette National Forest7,346
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
SherwoodUmpqua National Forest2,449
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Waldo - Salmon CreekWillamette National Forest3,195
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (21)
AreaForestAcres
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
CortrightGifford Pinchot National Forest3,462
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
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Harvey CreekColville National Forest10,140
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
Liberty BellOkanogan National Forest108,495
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
SiouxonGifford Pinchot National Forest12,773
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
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. 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.
  5. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)