Merulius tremellosus

Schrad.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 50 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1058593
Element CodeNFPOL1Q0C0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPolyporales
FamilyMeruliaceae
GenusMerulius
Synonyms
Phlebia tremellosa(Schrad.) Nakasone & Burds.
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.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) transfers Phlebia tremellosa to Merulius tremellosus; these represent the same concept for the element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (50)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
Turner CreekChattahoochee National Forest1,495
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bighorn - WeitasNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest254,845
Michigan (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear SwampHuron-Manistee National Forest3,915
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Scotchman Peaks (MT)Kootenai National Forest53,909
New Hampshire (4)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
Mt. Wolf - Gordon PondWhite Mountain National Forest11,846
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Oregon (16)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
EagleMt. Hood National Forest16,841
ElkhornWillamette National Forest9,380
FairviewUmpqua National Forest7,417
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gold CreekWillamette National Forest1,364
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
LarchMt. Hood National Forest12,961
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Menagerie (rooster Rock)Willamette National Forest374
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Pennsylvania (4)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
CornplanterAllegheny National Forest2,929
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Washington (16)
AreaForestAcres
Boulder RiverMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest32,563
Dry Canyon BreaksColville National Forest4,821
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Glacier Peak KMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest47,269
Grassy TopIdaho Panhandle National Forests13,485
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Harvey CreekColville National Forest10,140
Higgins MountainMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest13,185
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker NorthMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest16,873
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09154 - St. Peters DomeChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest4,002
References (4)
  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. 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;.
  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.