- Scientific name
- Hydnum repandum
- Author
- L.
- Common names
Wood Hedgehog
Dzeltenā kliņģerene - IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Cantharellales
- Family
- Hydnaceae
- Assessment status
-
Published
- Assessment date
- 2018-03-22
- IUCN Red List Category
-
LC
- Assessors
- Dahlberg, A.
- Reviewers
- Knutsson, T.
Assessment Notes
Justification
Hydnum repandum is a common and widespread, edible, ectomycorrhizal in northern Europe. Although its marginal populations are declining, there is no evidence of decline within its main population. It can be locally abundant where suitable habitat exists. Therefore, it is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Phylogenetic analysis of
Hydnum report
H. repandum to be a taxon with a holarctic distribution, and records from North America and the southern hemisphere to be other taxa (Niskanen
et al. 2018; Swenie
et al. 2018, Feng
et al. 2016). This delimitation is made in this assessment.
Geographic range
Hydnum repandum is common and broadly distributed in northern temperate and boreal zone of Europe. The area of occupancy (AOO) of this species is much larger than 2,000 km², and its extent of occurrence (EOO) is much larger than 20,000 km².
Population and Trends
The population size is likely to be very large since this is such a widespread species. The population is assessed to be stable in the northern parts of Holarctic (e.g. the national Red Lists of Finland, Norway and Sweden), but is classified as threatened and declining in countries in central Europe (e.g. the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium). The overall populations is classified as more or less stable.
Population Trend: stable
Habitat and Ecology
Hydnum repandum is an ectomycorrhizal mushroom growing in coniferous, mixed and broad-leaved woodlands. It forms mycorrhiza with both conifer and broadleaved tree species. They often fruit gregariously, forming rows or occasionally fairy circles that may have diameters up to 10 meters in size, and hence are of considerable age.
Threats
There are no major global threats to this species. However, marginal populations are reported to decline, probably due to nitrogen deposition and impaired forest situations.
Conservation Actions
No conservation measures are needed for this species since it is widespread and there are no major threats to it.
Use and Trade
Hydnum repandum is a highly appreciated edible mushroom and one of the officially recognized edible species. Mushrooms are collected and sold in local markets of Europe.
Source and Citation
Dahlberg, A. 2019. Hydnum repandum. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T122090544A222978763.
https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-3.RLTS.T122090544A222978763.en .Accessed on 3 February 2025