Hygrophorus speciosus

Peck

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062454
Element CodeNFAGA170G0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyHygrophoraceae
GenusHygrophorus
Concept Reference
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
NeedlesPayette National Forest131,279
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (5)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Evans GulchLolo National Forest8,059
Mckay Creek #676Kootenai National Forest15,323
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
Washington (9)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Bald SnowColville National Forest23,198
Clackamas MountainOkanogan National Forest12,478
Gotchen CreekGifford Pinchot National Forest7,518
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Nason RidgeWenatchee National Forest19,329
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
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. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.