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Cantharellus wellingtonensis McNabb

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Scientific name
Cantharellus wellingtonensis
Author
McNabb
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2020-11-11
IUCN Red List Category
LC
Assessors
Liddle, T.A.
Reviewers
Westrip, J.R.S.

Assessment Notes

The content on this page is fetched from The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species:

Justification

This species is widespread across New Zealand, occurring within native forest and scrub. This species does not appear to be significantly threatened at its known localities, nor do the species of plants with which this species is known to occur. This species does not appear to be that restricted, fragmented, occur in a low number of locations, or show signs of its habitat coming under threat. Therefore, Cantharellus wellingtonensis is listed as Least Concern.

Geographic range

This species' type specimen was collected in Wellington, New Zealand (McNabb 1971). This species appears to be widespread across New Zealand, occurring within native forest and scrub (see e.g. GBIF 2020). Based on GBIF points this species is thought to have a recorded extent of occurrence of 414,102 km2 and a minimum area of occupancy of 348 km2, however latter is likely to be an underestimate.

Population and Trends

This species appears to be widespread across non-threatened habitat in New Zealand. Therefore, it is reasonable to assume that this species' population is stable, until new information arises.

Population Trend: stable

Habitat and Ecology

This species is known to grow under forest and scrub native in New Zealand. It is relatively common and can often form patches that are several square feet in extent (McNabb 1971). The species with which this fungus in known to associate include Nothofagus solandri, Nothofagus fusca, and Kunzea ericoides.

Threats

This species does not appear to exist within threatened habitat, nor is it under threat itself. Furthermore, the species of plants with which this species is known to occur with are also not significantly threatened.

Conservation Actions

This species appears to be widespread across New Zealand, with records of observation within non-threatened areas as recently as 2020. Therefore, no conservation action is recommended for this species.

Source and Citation

Liddle, T.A. 2023. Cantharellus wellingtonensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2023: e.T223772623A223772625. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2023-1.RLTS.T223772623A223772625.en .Accessed on 8 January 2025

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