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Cantharellus odoratissimus Velen.

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Scientific name
Cantharellus odoratissimus
Author
Velen.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2021-03-22
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/269710472/269710474

Justification

Cantharellus odoratissimus appears to only be known from the type specimen collected in what is assumed to be Obora Hvězda in Prague, Czechia. There is very little information regarding this species, and it is not possible to accurately apply the Red List categories and criteria at this time. Therefore, it is assessed as Data Deficient.

Geographic range

This species was originally collected from Hvězda (Velenovský 1920), which is assumed to refer to Obora Hvězda in Prague, Czechia.

Population and Trends

There is no quantitative information regarding the population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

This species was collected from damp moss on spruce (Velenovský 1920).

Threats

Further information is required regarding the full range of this species before an assessment of its threats can be made.

Conservation Actions

Surveys are needed in order to try to find further specimens, and to get a clearer idea of the full distribution of the species.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus odoratissimus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269710472A269710474. Accessed on 22 November 2025.

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