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Hypomyces chrysospermus

Tul. & C. Tul.

Bolete Eater

GNRUnranked Found in 35 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881111
Element CodeNFHYP000A0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderHypocreales
FamilyHypocreaceae
GenusHypomyces
Synonyms
Apiocrea chrysosperma(Tul. & C. Tul.) Syd. & P. Syd.
Other Common Names
Bolete Mould (EN) Golden Hypomyces (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
The genus Hypomyces is a parasitic fungus on other mushrooms. This species grows specifically on boletes.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS5Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecSNRYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (35)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
California (3)
AreaForestAcres
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
WildhorseCleveland National Forest1,483
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
SeceshPayette National Forest248,088
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cabinet Face East #671Kootenai National Forest50,326
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
New Mexico (2)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Tesuque CreekSanta Fe National Forest810
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Oregon (3)
AreaForestAcres
Hebo 1aSiuslaw National Forest13,930
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Pennsylvania (3)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Flint Mill GapCherokee National Forest9,494
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. NaomiWasatch-Cache National Forest41,922
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
West Virginia (4)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
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. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  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.