- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
- 5Published
Caloboletus rubripes (Thiers) Vizzini
- Scientific name
- Caloboletus rubripes
- Author
- (Thiers) Vizzini
- Common names
Red-footed Bitter Bolete- Red-Stemmed Bitter Bolete
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
Caloboletus rubripes is a common bolete in the western United States of America, in both coastal and montane forests.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Described as Boletus rubripes, from California, USA (Thiers 1965), later transferred into the genus Caloboletus (Vizzini 2014).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Caloboletus rubripes is a common bolete in the western United States of America, in both coastal and montane forests.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Occurring in conifer forests in coastal northern California, and most of the mountain ranges, north through the Pacific Northwest, into southern British Colombia, Canada, east into the Rocky Mountains in Idaho and Montana, south to the ‘sky islands’ in Arizona and New Mexico.
Population and Trends
This species is common in conifer forests across much of its range; population is widespread, and no sign of decline have been noted.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Ectomycorrhizal with conifers, especially true firs (Abies spp.) in both coastal and montane forests across much of western United States. Fruiting in fall and spring.
Threats
Due to the widespread area and varied habitats this species occupies, no major threats are affecting the population overall.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation action 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
Siegel, N. and Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
Thiers, H.D. 1965. California Boletes. I. Mycologia 57(4): 524-534.
Vizzini, A. 2014. Nomenclatural novelties. Index Fungorum no. 146: 1-2.
Wood, M.G. and Stevens, F.A. 2020. MykoWeb; California Fungi. https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Caloboletus_rubripes.html
