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Myxomphalia maura

(Fr.) Hora

Burn Site Mushroom

GNRUnranked Found in 20 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911907
Element CodeNFFUNMYMA2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusMyxomphalia
Synonyms
Agaricus maurusFr.
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Myxomphalia invita in Myxomphalia maura, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
AlbertaS3Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (20)
Arizona (2)
AreaForestAcres
Cdo WsaCoronado National Forest1,955
PinalenoCoronado National Forest130,920
California (9)
AreaForestAcres
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
Oregon (5)
AreaForestAcres
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Mt. HagenWillamette National Forest6,406
Washington (4)
AreaForestAcres
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Upper SkokomishOlympic National Forest9,311
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. 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. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)