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
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (5)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
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)