- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Xerocomellus salicicola C.F. Schwarz, N. Siegel & J.L. Frank
- Scientific name
- Xerocomellus salicicola
- Author
- C.F. Schwarz, N. Siegel & J.L. Frank
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Boletales
- Family
- Boletaceae
- Assessment status
- Under Assessment
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
Assessment Notes
Justification
Xerocomellus salicicola is a recently described member of the X. ‘chrysenteron’ complex from western North America.
More information is needed on range, habitat limitations and populations. At current time, we recommend listing it as Data Deficient (DD).
Taxonomic notes
Xerocomellus salicicola is a recently described species (Frank et al. 2020). Older records would have been made under the name Xerocomellus (or Boletus) chrysenteron.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Xerocomellus salicicola is a recently described member of the X. ‘chrysenteron’ complex from western North America.
More information is needed on range, habitat limitations and populations. At current time, we recommend listing it as Data Deficient (DD).
Geographic range
Distribution is still poorly known; currently known from disjunct populations from southern California into Washington. Photographs of specimens appearing to be Xerocomellus salicicola from southern British Columbia, Canada are posted online (iNaturalist 2021).
Population and Trends
Being a newly described species, very little in known about population dynamics or trends of this species. The habitat it occurs is stable across much of the range.
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
Typically in wet, muddy or hard-packed soil in swampy or riparian areas. Ectomycorrhizal, associated with willow (Salix spp.), Cottonwood (Populus trichocarpa), and occasionally in landscaped areas with ornamental birch (Betula spp.) and Linden (Tilia spp.). Habitat details are still lacking.
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.
Research needed
A better understanding of range, and habitat limitations and tree associations of this species.
Use and Trade
Bibliography
Frank, J., Siegel, N., Schwarz, C., Araki, B. and Vellinga, E. 2020. Xerocomellus (Boletaceae) in western North America. Fungal Systematics and Evolution 6: 265-288.
Siegel, N. & Schwarz, C. 2016. Mushrooms of the Redwood Coast. Ten Speed Press: Berkeley, CA. 601 p.
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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