Mitrula elegans

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a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 23 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1059756
Element CodeNFHEL0M010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderHelotiales
FamilySclerotiniaceae
GenusMitrula
Concept Reference
Trudell, S., and J. Ammirati. 2009. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Inc., Portland. 349 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (23)
California (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Hoover - Virginia LksHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,050
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
Montana (1)
AreaForestAcres
Crazy MountainGallatin National Forest82,093
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
Carr MountainWhite Mountain National Forest17,110
North Carolina (3)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
SnowbirdNantahala National Forest8,489
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
LakeMt. Hood National Forest1,327
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Umpqua SpitSiuslaw National Forest2,090
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Wilder Mountain 09082Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests8,759
Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
West Virginia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
References (6)
  1. Index Fungorum. 2015. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2015).
  2. Index Fungorum. 2018. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2018).
  3. 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.
  4. 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;.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Trudell, S., and J. Ammirati. 2009. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Inc., Portland. 349 pp.