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Flammula alnicola

(Fr.) P. Kumm.

Alder Pholiota

GNRUnranked Found in 8 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.881275
Element CodeNFSTR000D0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryFungus
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomFungi
PhylumBasidiomycota
ClassBasidiomycetes
OrderAgaricales
FamilyStrophariaceae
GenusFlammula
Synonyms
Pholiota alnicola(Fr.) Singer
Other Common Names
Alder Scalycap (EN) Alder Tuft (EN)
Concept Reference
Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.
Taxonomic Comments
Mycobank (2025) includes Pholiota flavida and P. malicola in P. alnicola (= Flammula alnicola), while Species Fungorum (2025) treat them as distinct.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
Island of NewfoundlandSNRYes
QuebecS5Yes
SaskatchewanSUYes
Nova ScotiaSUYes
AlbertaS4Yes
New BrunswickSUYes
British ColumbiaS4Yes
ManitobaSUYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (8)
Alaska (3)
AreaForestAcres
Bering LakeChugach National Forest965,076
Boston BarChugach National Forest53,617
Chugach-13Chugach National Forest13,337
California (2)
AreaForestAcres
Oat Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,223
Sycamore SpringsSierra National Forest10,015
Oregon (2)
AreaForestAcres
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
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. Index Fungorum. Online global fungal nomenclator. Index Fungorum Partnership (CABI, CBS, Landcare Research). www.indexfungorum.org (accessed 2012).
  4. Schalkwijk-Barendsen, H.M.E. 1991. Mushrooms of Western Canada. Lone Pine Publishing, Edmonton. 414 pp.