- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
- 5Published
Amanita silvicola Kauffman
- Scientific name
- Amanita silvicola
- Author
- Kauffman
- Common names
Woodland Amanita- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Amanitaceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
Amanita silvicola is widespread in western North America and locally common in the Pacific Northwest and northern California.
Population appears stable; no decline has been noted. Therefore, it should be listed as Least Concern (LC)
Taxonomic notes
Amanita silvicola was described from a collection made in Oregon, USA (Kauffman 1925).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Amanita silvicola is widespread in western North America and locally common in the Pacific Northwest and northern California.
Population appears stable; no decline has been noted. Therefore, I recommend it be listed as Least Concern (LC)
Geographic range
Pacific Northwest of North America, from southern British Columbia, Canada, south from the Cascade Range west to the coast into Santa Cruz, County, California, USA, and more rarely into the Sierra Nevada mountains.
Population and Trends
Population is widespread, and it can be locally common in the Pacific Northwest. No decline has been noted.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Ectomycorrhizal with conifers, especially Western Hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla). It appears to have a preference for areas with high rainfall in the Pacific Northwest and northern California, occurring in young to mature forests.
Threats
No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions is needed with regards to this species. No specific research is needed with regards to this species.
Research needed
No specific research is needed with regards to this species.
Use and Trade
None known.
Bibliography
iNaturalist. 2021. http://www.inaturalist.org
Kauffman, C.H. 1925. The fungus flora of Mt. Hood, with some new species. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Sciences. 5: 115-148.
Siegel, N. and Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
