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Thaxterogaster scaurus

(Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat.

a fungus

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1058826
Element CodeNFAGA395H0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusThaxterogaster
Synonyms
Agaricus scaurusFr.Cortinarius scaurus(Fr.) Fr.
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 (2018) here includes Cortinarius herpeticus in C. scaurus, while Phillips (1991) and Kroeger and Berch (2017) treat them as distinct. Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius scaurus to Thaxterogaster scaurus; these represent the same concept for the element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
SaskatchewanSUYes
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
AlbertaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
LabradorSNRYes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
United StatesNNR
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
References (7)
  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. 2023. <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 13 May 2023. 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. Kroeger, P. and S.M. Berch. 2017. Macrofungus species of British Columbia. Prov. B.C., Victoria, B.C. Tech. Rep. 108. Available online: &lt;<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>&gt;.
  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)