Scientific Name:	Stagnicola perplexa (P.D. Orton) Redhead & A.H. Sm.
Scientific Name Synonyms:	Phaeocollybia perplexa
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Classification / Taxonomy
Scientific Name - Concept Reference:	Castellano, M.A., E. Cazares, B. Fondrick, and T. Dreisbach. 2003. Handbook to additional fungal species of Special Concern in the Northwest Forest Plan. Gen. Tech. Rep. PNW-GTR-572. Portland, OR: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Pacific Northwest Research Station. 144 pp. Online. Available: https://www.fs.usda.gov/pnw/pubs/pnw_gtr572.pdf
Classification Level:	Species
Species Group:	Fungus
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Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Fungi Basidiomycota Basidiomycetes Agaricales Strophariaceae
Conservation Status / Legal Designation
Global Status:	G3 (Mar 2019)
Provincial Status:	S4 (Mar 2021)
BC List:	Yellow
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Global Habitat Comments:	This species occurs rotten in boreal coniferous forests on wood in boggy or wet areas or recently dried depressions (OSU, 2023).
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Endemic:	N
Global Range Comment:	Known from scattered collections from the boreal forests of Europe (Scotland, Germany; cf Redhead & Smith 1986; Laber & Marklund 1992, Watling et al 1993), Canada (Newfoundland, Ontario, British Columbia; cf Redhead & Smith 1986) and the United States (New York, Michigan, Idaho, Washington, Oregon; cf Redhead & Smith 1986 , Norvell 1998, ISMS Database 2002 and GIS map for STPE11).
Disjunct, more common elsewhere:	N
Peripheral, major distribution elsewhere:	N
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B.C. Conservation Data Centre. Species Summary: Stagnicola perplexa. B.C. Minist. of Environment. Available: https://a100.gov.bc.ca/pub/eswp/ (accessed Jun 7, 2026).