Phlegmacium citrinifolium

(A.H. Sm.) Niskanen & Liimat.

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 4 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.921291

Element CodeNFCOR00020

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryFungus

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomFungi

PhylumBasidiomycota

ClassBasidiomycetes

OrderAgaricales

FamilyCortinariaceae

GenusPhlegmacium

Synonyms

Cortinarius citrinifoliusA.H. Sm.

Concept Reference

Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.

Taxonomic Comments

Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius citrinifolius to Phlegmacium citrinifolium; these represent the same concept for the element.

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNU

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	SU	Yes
British Columbia	SU	Yes

United StatesNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Oregon	SNR	Yes

Plant Characteristics

DurationEPHEMERAL FRUITING BODY

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (4)

California (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Kelly	Six Rivers National Forest	5,195

Washington (3)

Area	Forest	Acres
Blue Lake	Gifford Pinchot National Forest	11,359
Mt. Baker Ma	Mt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest	24,847
Upper Skokomish	Olympic National Forest	9,311

References (6)

Arora, D. 1986. Mushrooms Demystified. Ten Speed Press, Berkeley, California. 959 pp.
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.
MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
Species Fungorum. 2014. Species Fungorum Partnership (CABI, IT IS, Catalogue of Life). http://www.speciesfungorum.org (accessed 2014)