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Cantharellus foliolum Kalchbr.

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Scientific name
Cantharellus foliolum
Author
Kalchbr.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2021-01-14
IUCN Red List Category
DD
Assessors
James Westrip (IUCN Red List Unit)
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/269711565/269711567

Justification

This species appears to only be known from the type specimen, collected on a branch in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. With the paucity of information available, it is not possible to accurately assess this Red List status of this species, and so is it listed as Data Deficient.

Geographic range

This species was described from the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa (Cybertruffle 2021), and there do not appear to be any further records.

Population and Trends

There is no information on population size and trends.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

The exact habitat requirements of this species are unknown, but the type specimen was collected on a branch (Cybertruffle 2021).

Threats

Without further information, an assessment of threats to this species is not possible.

Conservation Actions

Research needs to be conducted to relocate this species, and to gather further taxonomic, demographic, ecological and life history information.

Use and Trade

There is no information on whether this species is used/traded.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus foliolum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269711565A269711567. Accessed on 27 November 2025.

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