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Gomphidius smithii Singer
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- 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
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-03-17
- IUCN Red List Category
- LC
- Assessors
- Siegel, N.
- Reviewers
- Dahlberg, A.
Assessment Notes
The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/198477782/198489840
Justification
Gomphidius smithii is a common species, especially in young Douglas Fir forests of the Pacific Northwest and northern California. No decline has been recorded nor threats identified, and it is listed as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
It was described from Oregon, USA (Singer 1948).Geographic range
It is 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. It is known from a few scattered records the Rocky Mountains in eastern Washington, and from Arizona, and is likely to be more widespread through the Rocky Mountains, but not reported yet.Population and Trends
The 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 subpopulations may have even increased with the the current forest management practices in the Pacific Northwest.
Population Trend: stable
