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Phellinus igniarius

(L.) Quél.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911932
Element CodeNFFUNPHIG1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassAgaricomycetes
OrderHymenochaetales
FamilyHymenochaetaceae
GenusPhellinus
Synonyms
Fomes igniarius(L.) Fr.Phellinus alni(Bondartsev) ParmastoPhellinus nigricans(Fr.) P. Karst.
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) include Fomes borealis in Phellinus igniarius, while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
MontanaSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
LabradorSNRYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
SaskatchewanS4Yes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Northwest TerritoriesS4Yes
Yukon TerritoryS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
Alaska (6)
AreaForestAcres
Chilkat-West Lynn CanalTongass National Forest199,772
Johnson PassChugach National Forest152,508
Juneau UrbanTongass National Forest101,581
Kenai LakeChugach National Forest213,172
ResurrectionChugach National Forest224,615
Roaded DonutChugach National Forest968
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Condrey Mtn.Klamath National Forest2,923
PattisonShasta-Trinity National Forest29,299
Utah (1)
AreaForestAcres
Lewis PeakWasatch-Cache National Forest11,616
Washington (3)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)