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Tricholoma aurantium

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Orange Knight

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.126249
Element CodeNFFUN23010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyTricholomataceae
GenusTricholoma
Synonyms
Agaricus aurantiusSchaeff.Armillaria aurantia(Schaeff.) Quél.Gyrophila aurantia(Schaeff.) Quél.Mastoleucomyces aurantius(Schaeff.) Kuntze
Other Common Names
Slimy Orange Tricholoma (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Conservation Status
Change Date1996-10-01
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
New BrunswickSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
QuebecS4Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
British ColumbiaS3Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MontanaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (4)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
Orleans Mtn. BSix Rivers National Forest17,183
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
London Bridge BranchCherokee National Forest3,387
Washington (2)
AreaForestAcres
Abercrombie - HooknoseColville National Forest33,862
Salmo - Priest BColville National Forest11,869
References (4)
  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. Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.