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Cantharellus velutinus Buyck & V. Hofst.
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- Scientific name
- Cantharellus velutinus
- Author
- Buyck & V. Hofst.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Hydnaceae
- Assessment status
- Published
- Assessment date
- 2021-03-19
- 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/198623178/198624781
Justification
Cantharellus velutinus is a common species in the hardwood forests of the southern USA. Its actual distribution remains poorly known due to it being recently described, the variable appearance of fruit bodies, and misidentification of existing records. The limited reliable data available suggest a common and widespread species, which occurs in a stable habitat; therefore it is assessed here as Least Concern (LC).Taxonomic notes
Cantharellus velutinus was described from a type collection made in Texas, USA. (Buyck et al. 2016).Geographic range
This species is currently known from eastern Texas, USA, east to Florida, north to at least Maryland and west to Indiana. Being a newly-described species, the distribution may be more widespread than currently reported.Population and Trends
Cantharellus velutinus occurs over a widespread area, in hardwood forests across much of the eastern USA, from the Mid-Atlantic region south to Florida and Texas. This species is stable, and no decline has been recorded.
Population Trend: stable
