- Proposed
- Under Assessment
- Preliminary Assessed
- LCAssessed
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Gyromitra californica (W. Phillips) Raitv.
- Scientific name
- Gyromitra californica
- Author
- (W. Phillips) Raitv.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Cup-fungi, Truffles and Allies- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Ascomycota
- Class
- Pezizomycetes
- Order
- Pezizales
- Family
- Discinaceae
- Assessment status
- Assessed
- Preliminary Category
- LC
- Proposed by
- Noah Siegel
- Assessors
- Noah Siegel, Gregory Mueller
- Comments etc.
- James Westrip
- Reviewers
- David Minter
Assessment Notes
Justification
Gyromitra californica is a widespread species in the western North American mountains. Although uncommon, the population occurs over a large area, and no decline has been reported. It is assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Taxonomic notes
Originally described as Helvella californica (Phillips 1880) from the Sierra Nevada in California, USA. Transferred into the genus Gyromitra (Raitviir 1965), then Pseudorhizina (Harmaja 1973).
Phylogenetic studies confirmed the placement in Gyromitra (Methven et al. 2013).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Gyromitra californica is a widespread species in the western North American mountains.
Although uncommon, the population occurs over a large area, and no decline has been reported. I recommend listing as Least Concern (LC).
Geographic range
Gyromitra californica is reported from the Sierra Nevada mountains in California, north through the Cascade Range in Oregon and Washington, the Olympic Mountains in Washington, following the coast north through British Columbia into Southeast Alaska, and east into the Rocky Mountains.
Population and Trends
Is population is widespread, occurring across the montane areas in the Pacific States into Alaska and east into the Rocky Mountains. Its population appears stable, with numerous recent observations.
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Often scattered or in small troops arrizing from humus or on rotting wood in wet areas (seeps, springs, creek edges, etc) in montane conifer forests. Fruiting from late spring into early fall.
Threats
No specific threats have been identified with regards to this species. Portions of the habitat are more susceptible to stand replacing forest fires, but if this is detrimental to the global population in the long term remains unknown.
Conservation Actions
No specific conservation actions have been identified with regards to this species.
Research needed
No specific research is needed with regards to this species.
Use and Trade
None known.
Bibliography
Harmaja H. 1973. Amendments of the limits of the genera Gyromitra and Pseudorhizina, with the description of a new species, Gyromitra montana. Karstenia, 13: 48-58.
Methven, A.S., Zelski, S.E. and Miller, A.N. 2013. A molecular phylogenetic assessment of the genus Gyromitra in North America. Mycologia, 105 (5): 1306-1314.
Phillips W. 1880. On a new species of Helvella. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London, Botany II, 1 (7): 423-424.
Raitviir A. 1965. Taxonomical notes on the genus Gyromitra. Eesti NSV Teaduste Akadeemia Toimetised, Biol., 14: 320-324.
Wood, M.G. and Stevens, F.A. 2021. MykoWeb: The Fungi of California. https://www.mykoweb.com/CAF/species/Gyromitra_californica.html
