Kuehneromyces mutabilis

(Schaeff.) Singer & A.H. Sm.

Changeable Tuft Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Least concernIUCN
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912083
Element CodeNFFUNKUMU1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
IUCNLeast concern
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusKuehneromyces
Synonyms
Pholiota mutabilis(Schaeff.) P. Kumm.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
LabradorSNRYes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Alaska (11)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Chugach-12Chugach National Forest8,116
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
Copper River WetlandsChugach National Forest85,972
Douglas IslandTongass National Forest28,065
EudoraTongass National Forest195,022
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Juneau-Skagway IcefieldTongass National Forest1,187,268
LindenbergTongass National Forest25,855
RhineTongass National Forest23,010
Sheridan GlacierChugach National Forest224,683
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Table Mtn.Inyo National Forest4,215
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
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)