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Phaeotremella foliacea

(Pers.) Wedin, J.C. Zamora & Millanes

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911990
Element CodeNFFUNTRFO1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderTremellales
FamilyTremellaceae
GenusPhaeotremella
Synonyms
Tremella foliaceaPers.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2018) transfers Tremella foliacea to Phaeotremella foliacea.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
AlbertaS4Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Blue MountainTalladega National Forest4,986
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
California (4)
AreaForestAcres
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
Storm PeakSan Juan NF57,617
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Indian Grave GapChattahoochee National Forest1,020
Rocky MountainChattahoochee National Forest4,269
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Overflow CreekNantahala National Forest3,379
Oregon (1)
AreaForestAcres
Opal CreekWillamette National Forest5,417
Washington (1)
AreaForestAcres
Eagle RockMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest34,064
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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  5. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)