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Thaxterogaster porphyropus

(Alb. & Schwein.) Niskanen & Liimat.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

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Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062182

Element CodeNFAGA394W0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyCortinariaceae

GenusThaxterogaster

Synonyms

Agaricus porphyropusAlb. & Schwein.Cortinarius porphyropus(Alb. & Schwein.) Fr.Gomphos porphyropus(Alb. & Schwein.) KuntzeMyxacium porphyropus(Alb. & Schwein.) P. Kumm.Phlegmacium porphyropus(Alb. & Schwein.) Wünsche

Concept Reference

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In Index Fungorum-Species Fungorum (https://indexfungorum.org and https://speciesfungorum.org) database export on 16 June 2018. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.

Taxonomic Comments

Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius porphyropus to Thaxterogaster porphyropus; these represent the same concept for the element.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Quebec	S3	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes
Island of Newfoundland	SNR	Yes
Alberta	S2	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Alaska (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Bering Lake	Chugach National Forest	965,076

References (6)

Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2018. In 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.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2023. In 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 13 May 2023. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
Index Fungorum and Species Fungorum. 2025. In 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.
Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: <<a href="https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm">https://www.for.gov.bc.ca/hfd/pubs/Docs/Tr/TR108.htm</a>>.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.