- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- DDPreliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Cantharellus foliolum Kalchbr.
- Scientific name
- Cantharellus foliolum
- Author
- Kalchbr.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Cantharellaceae
- Assessment status
- Preliminary Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- DD
- Proposed by
- James Westrip
- Assessors
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
This species appears to only be known from the type specimen, collected on a branch in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. With the paucity of information available, it is not possible to accurately assess this Red List status of this species, and so is it listed as Data Deficient.
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Chanterelle project
Geographic range
This species was described from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (Cybertruffle 2021), and there do not appear to be any further records.
Population and Trends
There is no information on population size and trends.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
The exact habitat requirements of this species are unknown, but the type specimen was collected on a branch (Cybertruffle 2021).
Threats
Without further information, an assessments of threats to this species is not possible.
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Research needs to be conducted to re-locate this species, and to gather further taxonomic, demographic, ecological and life history information.
Use and Trade
There is no information on whether this species is used/traded.
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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