Paxillus involutus

(Batsch) Fr.

Poison Paxillus

GNRUnranked Found in 16 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911919
Element CodeNFFUNPAIN1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderBoletales
FamilyPaxillaceae
GenusPaxillus
Synonyms
Agaricus involutusBatschRhymovis involuta(Batsch) Rabenh.
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
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSNRYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
Yukon TerritoryS3Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (16)
Alaska (4)
AreaForestAcres
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Twenty MileChugach National Forest198,775
Minnesota (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hegman LakesSuperior National Forest675
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
Pemigewasset ExtWhite Mountain National Forest15,840
Sandwich RangeWhite Mountain National Forest16,797
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Devils CreekGila National Forest89,916
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Utah (5)
AreaForestAcres
418028Uinta National Forest34,002
418029Uinta National Forest15,673
418040Uinta National Forest1,702
Right Hand Fork LoganWasatch-Cache National Forest15,023
Temple PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest24,081
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. Baker Noisy - DiobsudMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest56,039
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
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)