- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Geastrum nigrum Jeppson & E. Larss.
- Scientific name
- Geastrum nigrum
- Author
- Jeppson & E. Larss.
- Common names
- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Geastrales
- Family
- Geastraceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Mikael Jeppson
- Comments etc.
- Mikael Jeppson
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
Geastrum nigrum was originally described as Disciseda nigra Dörfelt & H. Nowak (nom. inval.). Sequence data, placed it in Geastrum and it was subsequently described in 2017 as a new species, Geastrum nigrum Jeppson & E. Larsson (Index Fungorum 346: 1).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Only known from a restriced geographical area in German. No recent records. Looked for in vain at type locality in 2017.
Cannot be evaluated based on current knowledge: NE
Geographic range
Known only from a restricted area in Germany (Bundesland Sachsen-Anhalt, around Hadmersleben.).
Population and Trends
No data. Last seen in 1966. Searched for at the type locality without success in 2017 (Jeppson & Larsson, unpublished).
Population Trend: Uncertain
Habitat and Ecology
In leaf litter under Syringa vulgaris and Symphoricarpus in bushy vegetation bordering cultivated fields., i e in anthropogenic sites. Nitrophilous.
Threats
No data.
Conservation Actions
The known localities should be revisted and carefully monitored to ascertain if Geastrum nigrum is still extant.
Research needed
Use and Trade
None
Bibliography
Country occurrence
Regional Population and Trends
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