- Scientific name
- Gautieria chilensis
- Author
- Zeller & C.W. Dodge
- Common names
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- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Gomphales
- Family
- Gomphaceae
- Assessment status
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Published
- Assessment date
- 2020-04-03
- IUCN Red List Category
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LC
- Assessors
- Matthew Smith; Giuliana Furci (Fundación Fungi, Chile); Camille Truong; Pablo Sandoval-Leiva; Francisco Kuhar; Donald Pfister
- Reviewers
- Gregory Mueller (Chicago Botanic Garden / IUCN SSC Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball Specialist Group)
Assessment Notes
Justification
This species found over a very broad area, but is uncommon across the whole range. It does occur with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees, though, and is not thought to be under significant threat. It is assessed as Least Concern.
Geographic range
This species is found over a very broad area in Patagonia, where
Nothofagus species occur.
Population and Trends
This species is uncommon across its range.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
It occurs with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees.
Threats
It is not thought to be under significant threat.
Conservation Actions
No specific actions are thought to be required.
Source and Citation
Furci, G., Kuhar, F., Pfister, D., Sandoval-Leiva, P., Smith, M. & Truong, C. 2020. Gautieria chilensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T172834315A172861422. Accessed on 26 November 2025.