Hygrophorus pustulatus

(Pers.) Fr.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 5 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912056

Element CodeNFFUNHYPU1

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyHygrophoraceae

GenusHygrophorus

Synonyms

Agaricus pustulatusPers.Limacium pustulatum(Pers.) P. Kumm.

Concept Reference

Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaN4

United StatesNNR

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (5)

Alaska (3)

Oregon (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gordon Meadows	Willamette National Forest	9,463

Washington (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Red Lake	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	2,162

References (5)

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.
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.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)