- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
- 5Published
Chrysomphalina chrysophylla (Fr.) Clémençon
- Scientific name
- Chrysomphalina chrysophylla
- Author
- (Fr.) Clémençon
- Common names
Golden Navel
Zeltlapiņu zeltdobīte
Goldblättriger Goldnabeling, Goldblatt, Gelbblatt- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- Inita Daniele
- Assessors
- Inita Daniele, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber, Matt Wainhouse, Petr Zehnálek
- Comments etc.
- Anders Dahlberg, Monika Kolényová
Assessment Notes
Justification
Chrysomphalina chrysophylla is a globally distributed less common boreal wood saprotroph in mainly old conifer forests. It grows on decayed stumps and fallen logs. Its population is inferred to be locally- regionally declining in parallel to its habitat. However, the species is widely distributed and the total population inferred to decline significantly. On this basis, this species is assessed as LC.
Taxonomic notes
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Rare species, threatened by the felling of old coniferous forests, possible loss of suitable habitats such as old spruce forests rich in logs.
Geographic range
The species is widespread throughout Europe, North America, and parts of Asia. In Europe, it is relatively common in the north and west of the hemiboreal zone, but rare in the temperate zone. Records from Australia and Taiwan are considered to be outside of the native range for this species.
Population and Trends
This species is found throughout the palearctic. There are c. 3000 records on GBIF database (GBIF, 2026) and the global population is large. Found in older and old-growth coniferous forest rich in coarse deadwood. This habitat is considered to be locally undergoing continuos decline due to logging. However, the total global population is inferred to decline significantly less than 20% over 30 years (cf. Dahlberg & Mueller, 2011).
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Chrysomphalina chrysophylla is a wood saprotroph in old conifer forests, on decayed stumps and fallen logs of conifers. It possibly inhabits medium and big logs, preferably in moist or medium conditions.
Threats
It is primarily threatened by clear-cutting of old-growth conifer forests. Its distribution is affected by forest management and a possible loss of suitable habitats such as old spruce forests rich in logs.
Conservation Actions
Protection of natural and near natural forest sites needed, no forest management at the protected sites except game management in a certain amount to guarantee tree growth and young tree regeneration, leaving of a high amount of high quality, that is coarse, dead wood.
Research needed
It is necessary to continue the search for the new localities to clarify population size and changes, as well as studies on the occurrence, ecology and threats to the species.
Use and Trade
The species is not in use.
