- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
- 5Published
Aureoboletus mirabilis (Murrill) Halling
- Scientific name
- Aureoboletus mirabilis
- Author
- (Murrill) Halling
- Common names
Admirable 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
Aureoboletus mirabilis is a common bolete in western North America, roughly occurring in the range of its ectomycorrhizal partner, Tsuga heterophylla.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Described as Ceriomyces mirabilis, then soon after transferred into Boletus (Murrill 1912). It has also been placed in the genera Boletellus and Xerocomus.
Based on phylogenetic data, this species was transferred into the genus Aureoboletus (Halling et al. 2015).
Synonyms: Ceriomyces mirabilis Murrill; Boletus mirabilis (Murrill) Murrill; Boletellus mirabilis (Murr.) Singer; Heimioporus mirabilis (Murrill) E. Horak; Xerocomus mirabilis (Murr.) Singer
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Aureoboletus mirabilis is a common bolete in western North America, roughly occurring in the range of its ectomycorrhizal partner, Tsuga heterophylla.
Population is widespread, and no decline has been observed. We recommend it should be listed as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Widespread in western North America; on the coast, it occurs from Sonoma County in northern California, USA, north into South-central Alaska. In the mountains, it occurs from the southern Cascade Range in Oregon, north into British Columbia, Canada, and east into the Rocky Mountains of Montana.
Population and Trends
Population is widespread, and shows no sign of decline.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Ectomycorrhizal with hemlock (Tsuga heterophylla and occasionally T. mertensiana) in young to mature forests in western North America. Typically fruiting from well decayed, moss-covered coarse woody debris.
Threats
No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions 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
This species is edible, and is occasionally recreationally collected for food. It does not appear to have much demand in the commercial trade.
Bibliography
Desjardin, D.E., Wood, M.G. and Stevens, F.A. 2015. California Mushrooms: The Comprehensive Identification Guide. Timber Press: Portland, OR. 560 p.
Halling, R.E., Fechner, N., Nuhn, M., Osmundson, T., Soytong, K., Arora, D., Binder, M. and Hibbett, D. 2015. Evolutionary relationships of Heimioporus and Boletellus (Boletales), with an emphasis on Australian taxa including new species and new combinations in Aureoboletus, Hemileccinum and Xerocomus. Australian Systematic Botany 28(1): 1-22.
Murrill, W.A. 1912. Polyporaceae and Boletaceae of the Pacific Coast. Mycologia 4(2): 91-100.
iNaturalist. 2020. http://www.inaturalist.org
Siegel, N. and Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
Wood, M.G. and Stevens, F.A. 2020. MykoWeb; California Fungi. https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Aureoboletus_mirabilis.html
