Xeroceps skamania is only known 14 recrods ,13 from Skamania county in Washington and the Gifford Pinchot in Oregon plus one observation from northern California (inaturalist.org, mycoportal.org). Several of these localities have been subjected to megafires while other sites are subject to negative changes in forest management. Given the few number of sightings coupled with the loss of habitat, this is considered a rare species. Even multiplying the number of confirmed records (inaturalist.org, mycoporta.org) x 500 times only gives a population size of 7,500, all occurring in one subpopulation. Thus, precautionarily, the species is assessed as Vulnerable.
Xeroceps skamanita (Murrill) Audet Mycotaxon 111: 453. 2010; Albatrellus skamanius (Murrill) Pouzar Ceska Mykol. 26:199. 1972; Polyporus skamanius (Murrill)- It is distinguished from Scutiger pes-caprae and S. ellisii on the basis of it’s color, cap texture, often clustered habit, and spore shape.
See https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=511182
This species is known from just a few localities in Washington and Oregon. Of the few known localities, several have been subjected to megafires, and others are subject to modern forestry. The last record of X. skamania was from 2002, it has not been observed in 21 years.
Xeroceps skamania is only known from Skamania county in Washington and the Gifford Pinchot in Oregon (mycoportal.org).
The species is known from 13 records from only a few localities in Washington and Oregon plus one iNaturalist observation from northern California (gbif.org, iNaturalist.org, mycoportal.org, all queried December 2024). Several of these localities have been subjected to megafires while other sites are subject to negative changes in forest management. Given the few number of sightings coupled with the loss of habitat, this is considered a rare species. Even multiplying the number of confirmed records (inaturalist.org, mycoporta.org) x 500 times only gives a population size of 7,500, all occurring in one subpopulation.
Population Trend: Decreasing
This species forms ectomycorrhizas with conifers, so a loss of associated trees negatively impacts the population of the fungus.
Logging and megafires have occured in known localities.
Protection and appropriate management of known sites and sites where the species could potentially occur.
Field surveys followed by DNA sequencing of specimens found are needed to document the species population size and trends as well as its habitat preferences and ecology.
gbif.org (queried Dec 2024)
inaturalist.org (queried Dec 2024)
mycoportal.org (queried Dec 2024).
Species Fungorum https://www.speciesfungorum.org/Names/SynSpecies.asp?RecordID=511182
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