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Thaxterogaster purpurascens

(Fr.) Niskanen & Liimat.

Bruising Cortinarius

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →
GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.879146
Element CodeNFCOR000M0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyCortinariaceae
GenusThaxterogaster
Synonyms
Agaricus purpurascensFr.Cortinarius purpurascensFr.
Other Common Names
Purple-staining Cortinarius (EN)
Concept Reference
Phillips, R. 1991. Mushrooms of North America. Little, Brown and Company, Boston. 319 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Species Fungorum (2025) transfers Cortinarius purpurascens to Thaxterogaster purpurascens; these represent the same concept for the element.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
CanadaN4
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaSUYes
British ColumbiaSUYes
New BrunswickSUYes
ManitobaS3Yes
QuebecS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
California (1)
AreaForestAcres
KellySix Rivers National Forest5,195
References (6)
  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. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  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.