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Cantharellus violaceus (Fr.) Fr.

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Scientific name
Cantharellus violaceus
Author
(Fr.) Fr.
Common names
 
IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball
Kingdom
Fungi
Phylum
Basidiomycota
Class
Agaricomycetes
Order
Cantharellales
Family
Cantharellaceae
Assessment status
Published
Assessment date
2023-11-23
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/269705763/269705765

Justification

There is an extreme paucity of information regarding this species, with uncertain taxonomic positioning, and unknown provenance. Therefore, Cantharellus violaceus is assessed as Data Deficient.

Taxonomic notes

This species is unlikely to be a Cantharellus (I. Olariaga Ibarguren pers. comm. 2022).

Geographic range

This is considered to be a European species (Saccardo 1888), but there is no provenance information beyond that.

Population and Trends

Without any further information it is impossible to estimate the population size and trend.

Population Trend: Unknown

Habitat and Ecology

It is found in pine woods, with fruiting noted in September and October (Fries 1821).

Threats

Without any further information it is impossible to assess what threats this species may face.

Conservation Actions

Further research is required to relocate the species, to gather specimens in order to get a clearer taxonomic position for the species, and to gain greater insight into the population distribution, size and trend - if it is a good species.

Use and Trade

There is no use/trade information.

Source and Citation

Westrip, J.R.S. 2025. Cantharellus violaceus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2025: e.T269705763A269705765. Accessed on 27 November 2025.

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