Plectania melastoma

(Sowerby) Fuckel

a fungus

GNRUnranked Found in 11 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.1062838
Element CodeNFPEZ05010
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumAscomycota
ClassAscomycetes
OrderPezizales
FamilySarcosomataceae
GenusPlectania
Synonyms
Bulgaria melastoma(Sowerby) SeaverPeziza melastomaSowerby
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.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
ManitobaSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
AlbertaS3Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (11)
Oregon (4)
AreaForestAcres
Hardesty MountainWillamette National Forest3,754
Hardesty MountainUmpqua National Forest2,597
TahkenitchSiuslaw National Forest5,799
Wind CreekMt. Hood National Forest5,438
Washington (7)
AreaForestAcres
BourbonGifford Pinchot National Forest4,512
Glacier Peak BMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest19,328
Glacier Peak LMt Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest14,084
Heather LakeWenatchee National Forest10,628
Jefferson RidgeOlympic National Forest6,512
LightningOlympic National Forest7,179
Red MountainGifford Pinchot National Forest2,992
References (5)
  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. 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;.
  4. MycoBank. 2025. MycoBank database download, export date January 2025. International Mycological Association. [http://www.mycobank.org]
  5. Trudell, S., and J. Ammirati. 2009. Mushrooms of the Pacific Northwest. Timber Press Inc., Portland. 349 pp.