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Ramaria araiospora

Marr & Stuntz

a fungus

G4Apparently Secure (G4G5) Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Very high - mediumThreat Impact
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.637288
Element CodeNFFUN4W010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderPhallales
FamilyRamariaceae
GenusRamaria
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Conservation Status
Review Date2006-06-30
Change Date2005-03-31
Edition Date2002-11-05
Edition AuthorsEfren Cazares
Threat ImpactVery high - medium
Range Extent20,000-200,000 square km (about 8000-80,000 square miles)
Number of Occurrences81 - 300
Rank Reasons
An endemic but common species in Pacific Northwest forests. Population viability is apparently secure.
Range Extent Comments
Endemic to the Pacific Northwest. Known from 93 locations.
Occurrences Comments
There are at least 93 occurrences in the Pacific Northwest forests.
Threat Impact Comments
Immediacy will depend on the forest management for each location. Therefore unknown at this time.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
QuebecS2Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
OregonS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Alaska (1)
AreaForestAcres
ManzanitaTongass National Forest8,401
Oregon (7)
AreaForestAcres
Drift CreekSiuslaw National Forest6,333
Gordon MeadowsWillamette National Forest9,463
Roaring RiverMt. Hood National Forest27,316
Salmon - HuckleberryMt. Hood National Forest17,570
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Washington (11)
AreaForestAcres
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Dark DivideGifford Pinchot National Forest52,483
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Green MountainOlympic National Forest4,617
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Moonlight DomeOlympic National Forest4,919
Mt. Baker WestMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest25,390
Mt. BaldyOlympic National Forest3,557
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
South QuinaultOlympic National Forest11,081
References (7)
  1. Castellano, M. A., J. E. Smith, T. O'Dell, E. Cazares and S. Nugent. 1999. Handbook to strategy 1 fungal species in the Northwest Forest Plan. USDA Forest Service General Technical Report PNW-GTR-476. Northwest Research Station, Portland, OR. 195 pp. Online. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr476.pdf
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Marr, C.D. and Stuntz, D.E. 1973. Ramaria of Western Washington. Biblio. Mycol. 38:1-232.
  5. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  6. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
  7. Species Fungorum. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org. (accessed 2015)