- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Cantharellus appalachiensis R.H. Petersen
- Scientific name
- Cantharellus appalachiensis
- Author
- R.H. Petersen
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Cantharellaceae
- Assessment status
- Under Assessment
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
Cantharellus appalachiensis is a common and widespread species in eastern North American hardwood forests.
The population size and occurrence in a habitat with no major decline support this species being listed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Cantharellus appalachiensis was described from Tennessee, USA (Petersen & Ryvarden 1971).
Buyck et al. (2016) indicated that there are undescribed species in the C. tabernensis-C.appalachiensis complex in North America; more work is needed to resolve this.
Applications of the name C.appalachiensis to collections from China and India represent distinct species.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Cantharellus appalachiensis is a common and widespread species in eastern North American hardwood forests.
The population size and occurrence in a habitat with no major decline support this species being listed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Cantharellus appalachiensis is a widespread species in eastern North America. From eastern Texas to Florida, north into Quebec, Canada. Most common from North Carolina and Tennessee into southern New England.
Population and Trends
The population of Cantharellus appalachiensis is very widespread, occurring over much of eastern North American hardwood forests. Habitat is stable, and no decline has been reported.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Cantharellus appalachiensis is an ectomycorrhizal species, associated with oak (Quercus spp), and possibly other hardwoods. Often fruiting in gregarious patches, in young to mature forests.
Threats
No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions are needed with regards to this species.
Research needed
Modern taxonomy work on collections from across the range, as Cantharellus appalachiensis may be a species complex.
Use and Trade
Cantharellus appalachiensis is edible, and most chanterelles are indiscriminately collected by foragers and small scale commercial pickers.
Bibliography
Buyck, B., Hofstetter, V. and Olariaga, I. 2016. Setting the record straight on North American Cantharellus. Cryptogamie Mycologie 37(3): 405–417.
Buyck, B., Lewis, D.P., Eyssartier, G. and Hofstetter, V. 2010. Cantharellus quercophilus sp. nov. and its comparison to other small, yellow or brown American chanterelles. Cryptogamie Mycologie 31: 17–33.
Petersen, R.H. and Ryvarden, L. 1971. Notes on cantharelloid fungi IV. Two new species of Cantharellus. Svensk Botanisk Tidskrift 65: 399–405.
