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Geastrum welwitschii Mont.

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Scientific name
Geastrum welwitschii
Author
Mont.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Geastrales
Family
Geastraceae
Assessment status
Proposed
Proposed by
Mikael Jeppson
Comments etc.
Mikael Jeppson

Assessment Notes

Taxonomic notes

Syn: ? Geastrum javanicum Lév. [as ‘Geaster javanicus’], Annls Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3 5: 161 (1846), ? Geastrum radicans Berk. & M.A. Curtis [as ‘Geaster’], Grevillea 2(no. 16): [49] (1873)


Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?

Insufficient data on occurrence and population; research is needed to resolve taxonomical issues (potential synonymisations with G. javanicum and G. radicatum). DD


Geographic range

N. America (Georgia, N. & S. Carolina), C. America: Cuba, S. America: Ecuador, Bolivia.
Introduced in Europe (Portugal, Lisboa; 1848; in flower pots in botanic garden; not observed since). A record from southern France (Mornand 1986) needs confirmation.
However if G. javanicum is indeed synonymous the population is much larger and the distribution of G. welwitschii much wider in subtropical-tropical regions than currently known.


Population and Trends

Insufficient data; appr. 10 records world wide (most of them in eastern USA); adventitious occurrence in Portugal 1848.

Population Trend: Uncertain


Habitat and Ecology


Threats


Conservation Actions


Research needed


Use and Trade


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Country occurrence

Regional Population and Trends

Country Trend Redlisted