Mycena pura

(Pers.) P. Kumm.

Lilac Mycena

GNRUnranked Found in 56 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881261
Element CodeNFFUN000W0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusMycena
Synonyms
Agaricus purusPers.Gymnopus purus(Pers.) GrayMycenula pura(Pers.) P. Karst.Prunulus purus(Pers.) Murrill
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Terrestrial Habitats
Forest - HardwoodForest - Conifer
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
LabradorSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecS5Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (56)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
RatzTongass National Forest5,325
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
California (12)
AreaForestAcres
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Bell QuinbyShasta-Trinity National Forest11,556
Cow CreekShasta-Trinity National Forest22,627
Crystal CreekSan Bernardino National Forest6,783
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
North Fork SmithSix Rivers National Forest37,898
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
Colorado (2)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Idaho (2)
AreaForestAcres
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
West Meadow CreekNez Perce-Clearwater National Forest115,949
Montana (2)
AreaForestAcres
Middle Mtn. / Tobacco RootsBeaverhead-Deerlodge National Forest96,487
Selway - Bitterroot (01067)Bitterroot National Forest114,953
New Mexico (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canada Bonito RNASanta Fe National Forest487
PecosCarson National Forest13,436
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Oregon (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bull Of The WoodsMt. Hood National Forest8,843
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Utah (3)
AreaForestAcres
418006Uinta National Forest11,714
418007Uinta National Forest6,816
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (17)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
BackboneGifford Pinchot National Forest1,201
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Mt. Baker MaMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest24,847
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Mt. ZionOlympic National Forest3,544
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
Silver StarGifford Pinchot National Forest7,779
StrawberryGifford Pinchot National Forest5,244
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TumwaterGifford Pinchot National Forest8,676
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
West Virginia (1)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
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.