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- 2Under Assessment
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- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Gomphidius smithii Singer
- Scientific name
- Gomphidius smithii
- Author
- Singer
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Gomphidiaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- Noah Siegel
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Described from Oregon, USA (Singer 1948).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Gomphidius smithii is a common species, especially in young Douglas-fir forests of the Pacific Northwest and northern California. No decline has been recorded; it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Widespread across the Pacific States of western North America, roughly following the coastal and northern Sierra Nevada distribution of Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii var. menziesii) in California, USA, north through Oregon and Washington into southern British Columbia, Canada.
Known from a few scattered records the Rocky Mountains in eastern Washington, and from Arizona. Likely more widespread through the Rocky Mountains, but not reported.
Population and Trends
Population is widespread, and it is a very common species, especially in young Douglas-fir forests in the Pacific Northwest. No decline has been recorded, and populations may have even increased with the the current forest management practices in the Pacific Northwest.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Gomphidius smithii has an obligatory relationship (likely as parasite) with Suillus lakei, and possibly other Suillus species, which in turn are ectomycorrhizal with Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii). It is especially common in young to mid seral stands of Douglas-fir in the Pacific Northwest and northern California, fruiting in fall.
Threats
No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions have been identified with regards to this species.
Research needed
No specific research is needed with regards to this species.
Use and Trade
This, and other Gomphidius are edible, but are not highly regarded, and thus, rarely collected for food.
Bibliography
Miller Jr., O.K. 2003. The Gomphidiaceae revisited: a worldwide perspective. Mycologia 95(1): 176-183.
MyCoPortal. 2021. http://mycoportal.org/portal/index.php. Accessed on February 10.
Siegel, N. and Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
Singer R. 1948. New and interesting species of Basidiomy-cetes. II. Papers of the Michigan Academy of Science 32:103–150.
