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Cantharellus devexus (Fr.) Sacc.

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Scientific name
Cantharellus devexus
Author
(Fr.) Sacc.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-07-27
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
James Westrip (IUCN Red List Unit); Christine Tansey
Reviewers
Anders Dahlberg (Swedish Species Information Centre, Uppsala / IUCN SSC Cup-fungus, Truffle and Ally Specialist Group)

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species: https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/269704553/269704555

Justification

There is limited information available from the type description, and only two likely records of Cantharellus devexus. With a lack of occurrence data and information on the habitat and ecology of the species, it is not possible to assess the status of its population or distribution. It is therefore assessed as Data Deficient.

Taxonomic notes

This species was described by Fries (1821) as Agaricus devexus in 1821 and subsequently moved to Cantharellus by Saccardo (1887). From the original description it does not appear to resemble a Cantharellus (I. Olariaga Ibarguren pers. comm. 2022).

Geographic range

The range of this species is essentially unknown. It is unclear where the type material came from beyond the broad region of Europe (see Fries 1821). There are two recorded occurrences on GBIF (2023), one from the Stockholm area of Sweden (held in the Swedish Museum of Natural History as a preserved specimen), and one from the United Kingdom, to the east of Colchester in Essex. The latter is listed as a human observation, with identification unconfirmed (yet plausible), and is listed under the synonym Cantharellus replexus var. devexus. Without any information about the habitat requirements of the species, it is not possible to infer the extent of the range.

Population and Trends

There are no quantitative data available to be able to assess the population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

The basionym was described from the ground in November (Fries 1821), but no other information is available.

Threats

No threats can be accurately identified due to the lack of clear information about the true distribution of the species.

Conservation Actions

Confirmation of its taxonomic status, population and distribution data as well as its ecology are required to better assess this species’ conservation status.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. & Tansey, C. 2025. Cantharellus devexus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269704553A269704555. Accessed on 23 November 2025.

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