Sarcosphaera coronaria

(Jacq.) J. Schröt.

Violet Star Cup

GNRUnranked Found in 59 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.911964
Element CodeNFFUNSACO1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilyPezizaceae
GenusSarcosphaera
Synonyms
Sarcosphaera crassa(Santi) Pouzar
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
QuebecSUYes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (59)
California (14)
AreaForestAcres
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
JohnsonKlamath National Forest10,652
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
Mt. HoffmanModoc National Forest9,780
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
PantherShasta-Trinity National Forest12,016
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
RubiconEldorado National Forest4,872
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
Colorado (1)
AreaForestAcres
San MiguelSan Juan NF64,263
Idaho (1)
AreaForestAcres
Peace RockBoise National Forest191,734
Montana (3)
AreaForestAcres
Buckhorn Ridge (MT)Kootenai National Forest34,716
Hyalite - Porcupine - Buffalo Horn Wilderness Study AreaGallatin National Forest143,991
Mt. BushnellLolo National Forest41,798
New Mexico (1)
AreaForestAcres
Thompson PeakSanta Fe National Forest33,001
Oregon (19)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
French Pete (a)Willamette National Forest1,668
Gold CreekWillamette National Forest1,364
Limpy RockUmpqua National Forest6,782
Little CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest2,815
Lookout MountainOchoco National Forest14,115
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
MarshWinema National Forest1,226
Mclennon MountainWillamette National Forest8,085
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
Sky Lakes BWinema National Forest9,615
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
Upper Catherine CreekWallowa-Whitman National Forest6,446
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Washington (20)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Big Lava BedGifford Pinchot National Forest19,043
Blue SlideWenatchee National Forest17,505
Devils GulchWenatchee National Forest24,419
EntiatWenatchee National Forest72,617
Glacier Peak JMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest26,482
Goat Rocks AdjWenatchee National Forest6,108
Grassy TopColville National Forest10,302
Mill Creek Watershed (WA)Umatilla National Forest16,747
Norse PeakWenatchee National Forest10,169
Packwood LakeGifford Pinchot National Forest1,084
ProfanityColville National Forest28,944
QuartzWenatchee National Forest8,550
QuilceneOlympic National Forest18,656
Rock CreekWenatchee National Forest32,239
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
TaneumWenatchee National Forest26,140
TeanawayWenatchee National Forest72,849
Thorp Mtn.Wenatchee National Forest22,717
Twin LakesWenatchee National Forest22,496
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)