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Gliophorus laetus

(Pers.) Herink

Orange-brown Waxgill

GNRUnranked Found in 26 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912052
Element CodeNFFUNHYLA1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusGliophorus
Synonyms
Hygrocybe laeta(Pers.) P. Kumm.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Hygrocybe laeta to Gliophorus laetus.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecS5Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
LabradorSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (26)
Alaska (8)
AreaForestAcres
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
MadanTongass National Forest68,553
North EtolinTongass National Forest40,993
North WrangellTongass National Forest8,091
Sitka SoundTongass National Forest13,459
TwelvemileTongass National Forest37,940
West WrangellTongass National Forest10,291
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Dartmouth RangeWhite Mountain National Forest9,233
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West AdamsGifford Pinchot National Forest2,238
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
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)