Volvopluteus gloiocephalus

(DC.) Vizzini, Contu & Justo

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 12 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.912016
Element CodeNFFUNVOGL1
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyPluteaceae
GenusVolvopluteus
Synonyms
Volvariella gloiocephala(DC.) Boekhout & EnderleVolvariella speciosa(Fr.) SingerVolvariella speciosa var. speciosa(Fr.) Singer
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
IndianaSNRYes
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaSUYes
SaskatchewanS3Yes
QuebecS2Yes
AlbertaS4Yes
ManitobaS4Yes
Yukon TerritorySUYes
Prince Edward IslandSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (12)
California (12)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainLos Padres National Forest913
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Dry LakesLos Padres National Forest17,043
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Ferguson RidgeSierra National Forest6,104
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Malduce BuckhornLos Padres National Forest14,177
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
NordhoffLos Padres National Forest12,031
Trumbull PeakStanislaus National Forest6,164
White LedgeLos Padres National Forest18,632
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. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
  4. Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)