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Hydnellum caeruleum

(Hornem.) P. Karst.

Blueish Hydnellum

GNRUnranked Found in 39 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912045
Element CodeNFFUNHYCA1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderThelephorales
FamilyBankeraceae
GenusHydnellum
Synonyms
Calodon caeruleus(Hornem.) P. Karst.Hydnum caeruleumHornem.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
ManitobaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (39)
Alaska (5)
AreaForestAcres
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
Mansfield PeninsulaTongass National Forest54,991
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
BoulderKlamath National Forest435
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
North Lochsa SlopeNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest117,662
Montana (6)
AreaForestAcres
East PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest145,082
Gallatin FringeGallatin National Forest51,571
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
MadisonGallatin National Forest127,859
Ten Lakes #683Kootenai National Forest48,545
West PioneerBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest248,631
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Latir PeakCarson National Forest3,573
Oregon (6)
AreaForestAcres
Hurricane CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest1,606
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (17)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Bear CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,980
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest11,359
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Dixon MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest6,339
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
HorseshoeGifford Pinchot National Forest7,579
Jupiter RidgeOlympic National Forest10,148
PompeyGifford Pinchot National Forest23,985
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
South MidwayGifford Pinchot National Forest2,384
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Wyoming (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cloud Peak ContiguousBighorn National Forest113,757
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)