- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Hygrophorus karstenii Sacc. & Cub.
- Scientific name
- Hygrophorus karstenii
- Author
- Sacc. & Cub.
- Common names
äggvaxskivling
Karsteni limanutt
šťavnatka Karstenova
Marillenblättriger Schneckling- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Hygrophoraceae
- Assessment status
- Under Assessment
- Proposed by
- Admin IUCN
- Assessors
- Ellen Larsson
- Comments etc.
- Anders Dahlberg, Tatiana Bulyonkova, Irja Saar, Daniel Dvořák, Irmgard Krisai-Greilhuber
Assessment Notes
Needs more extensive documentation
Taxonomic notes
Hygrophorus karstenii has been confused with and synonymized with H. melizeus (Fr.: Fr.) Fr. and Cuphophyllus pratensis (Fr.) Bon. This is likley due to inexperience of H. karstenii.
Hygrohorus saxatilis Sm. & Hes is likely a later synonym.
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Declining due to loss of suitable habitat, decrease of old growth boreal coniferous forest. Have a hard time to reestablish after forest clear cut.
Geographic range
Hygrophorus karstenii is distributed in the boreal parts of North America and Europe.
Population and Trends
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
Hygrophorus karstenii forms mycorrhiza with Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) and Noreay spruce (Picea abies) in old growth boreal coniferous forests.
The mycelia of the fungus is long-lived and considered to potentially be as old as the trees or older.
Threats
Decline in suitable habitat of old growth boreal coniferous forest due to clear cut. Have a hard time to reestablish after forest clear cut.
Conservation Actions
Research needed
Use and Trade
The species is not be used.
Bibliography
Artdatabanken Sweden 2019. Artfakta Hygrophorus karstenii
http://artfakta.artdatabanken.se/taxon/4412
