- Scientific name
- Aureoboletus flaviporus
- Author
- (Earle) Klofac
- Common names
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- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Assessment status
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Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-02-01
- IUCN Red List Category
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LC
- Assessors
- Siegel, N.
- Reviewers
- Mueller, G.M.
Assessment Notes
Justification
Aureoboletus flaviporus is a common bolete in California, USA, in association with its preferred ectomycorrhizal partner Coast Live Oak. It is also found occasionally with other oak species around the Central Valley in California; north into Oregon; and south in Baja California, Mexico. The population is widespread, and no decline has been observed despite several localized threats having been identified. It is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
This species was described as
Boletus flaviporus (Earle 1905), where it remained until it was transferred to the genus
Aureoboletus (Klofac 2010).
Geographic range
This species is common from the San Francisco Bay Area in California, USA, south to Baja California, Mexico. Scattered subpopulations do occur north into Oregon, USA. Mostly it can be found in coast and coast range forests, occasionally in the oak zone on the east side of the Central Valley of California.
Population and Trends
The population is widespread, and shows no sign of decline.
Population Trend: stable
Habitat and Ecology
It is ectomycorrhizal with oaks (
Quercus spp.), especially Coast Live Oak (
Quercus agrifolia). Typically it is found in stands of oak with thick duff, or duff buildup, without a grassy or weedy understory. Fruiting occurs from fall into spring.
Threats
Loss of habitat due to urban sprawl, drought stress in southern California, and stand-replacing fires are all threats, but probably not at a scale to affect the overall population.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions are needed with regards to this species, and no specific research is needed either with regards to this species.
Use and Trade
This species is edible, and occasionally collected for food.
Source and Citation
Siegel, N. 2021. Aureoboletus flaviporus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2021: e.T195923402A195927900.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2021-2.RLTS.T195923402A195927900.en .Downloaded on 27 September 2021