- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- LCPreliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Craterellus lutescens (Fr.) Fr.
- Scientific name
- Craterellus lutescens
- Author
- (Fr.) Fr.
- Common names
Sekstainā gailene
Chanterelle jaune
Golden Chanterelle- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Cantharellaceae
- Assessment status
- Preliminary Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- James Westrip
- Assessors
- James Westrip
- Comments etc.
- Nicolas Schwab, Jan Merta, MAURICE Jean-Paul, Inita Daniele
Assessment Notes
Justification
This is a widespread species, which is not thought to approach the thresholds for listing as threatened under any criterion. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern.
Taxonomic notes
Synonym - Cantharellus aurora
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
A widespread species. If there is no evidence of rapid declines globally, this species will likely qualify as Least Concern.
Geographic range
This species has a northern distribution (Sterry 2011), and so records from more tropical and southern areas may be mis-identifications or introduced.
Population and Trends
With such a wide range, the population size is suspected to be very large.
Population Trend:
Habitat and Ecology
The type was collected in boggy forest amongst mosses (Redhead et al. 2002). The synonymous Cantharellus aurora is said to occur on alkaline soils in conifer woods (Evans and Kibby 2004).
Threats
Given the wide distribution of the species it is suspected that the species does not face any significant threats, although localised threats are likely to exist.
Conservation Actions
No conservation actions are thought to be necessary at this time.
Research needed
Use and Trade
This is an edible species (Evans and Kibby 2004, as synonym Cantharellus aurora).
Bibliography
Evans, S. and Kibby G. (2004) Pocket Nature. Fungi. Dorling Kindersley, London.
Redhead, S.A., Norvell, L.L., Danell, E. and Ryman, S. (2002) (1537–1538) Proposals to conserve the names Cantharellus lutescens Fr. : Fr. and C. tubaeformis Fr. : Fr. (Basidiomycota) with conserved types. Taxon 51; 559-562.
Sterry, P. (2011). Fungi of Britain and Northern Europe. Bounty Books, London (first published 1991, Hamlyn).
