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Rickenella fibula

(Bull.) Raithelh.

Orange Moss Agaric

GNRUnranked Found in 37 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881351
Element CodeNFFUN00M00
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusRickenella
Synonyms
Agaricus fibulaBull.Gerronema fibula(Bull.) SingerHemimycena fibula(Bull.) SingerMycena fibula(Bull.) Kühner
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
ManitobaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
QuebecS4Yes
LabradorSNRYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
SaskatchewanSUYes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (37)
Alaska (2)
AreaForestAcres
KartaTongass National Forest52,117
Thorne RiverTongass National Forest72,983
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Barbershop CanyonCoconino National Forest1,311
California (16)
AreaForestAcres
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Hall Natural AreaInyo National Forest5,236
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
HortonInyo National Forest5,717
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
Log Cabin SaddlebagInyo National Forest15,165
Oat Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,223
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
Trail LakeLassen National Forest1,124
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Missouri (1)
AreaForestAcres
Irish Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest1,226
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Black CanyonSanta Fe National Forest1,922
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
TenmileSiuslaw National Forest10,818
WoahinkSiuslaw National Forest5,309
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Minister ValleyAllegheny National Forest1,417
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
North Fork PoundJefferson National Forest4,757
Southern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest11,985
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Madison CreekOlympic National Forest1,223
Red LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest2,162
West Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09011 - Flynn Lake Study AreaChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest5,951
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. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.