Assessment Notes

Justification

This species is found over a very broad area, and is common with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees. It is assessed as Least Concern.

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Taxonomic notes

The basionym for this species is Thaxterogaster carneoroseus E. Horak (Horak 1965). The species was transferred to the genus Cortinarius by Peintner et al. (2002).

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Geographic range

This species is found over a very broad area in Patagonia, where Nothofagus species occur.

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Population and Trends

This species is common with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees across a wide geographic area and in multiple forest types.

Population Trend: stable

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Habitat and Ecology

This species is common and forms ectomycorrhizas with multiple species of Nothofagaceae host trees over a wide geographic range.

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Threats

Due to the widespread occurrence of this species in a variety of Nothofagaceae-dominated forests, there are currently no major threats that imperil this species.

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Conservation Actions

No specific conservation actions are needed with regards to this species, and no specific research is currently needed to understand the conservation of this species.

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Use and Trade

This species has no known human uses.

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Source and Citation

Furci, G., Kuhar, F., Pfister, D., Sandoval-Leiva, P., Smith, M. & Truong, C. 2020. Cortinarius carneoroseus. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T172734196A172861077. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-2.RLTS.T172734196A172861077.en .Accessed on 7 February 2024

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