- Proposed
- 2Under Assessment
- 3Preliminary Assessed
- 4Assessed
- 5Published
Apioperdon pyriforme (Schaeff.) Vizzini
- Scientific name
- Apioperdon pyriforme
- Author
- (Schaeff.) Vizzini
- Common names
Bumbieru pūpēdis- IUCN Specialist Group
Mushroom, Bracket and Puffball- Kingdom
- Fungi
- Phylum
- Basidiomycota
- Class
- Agaricomycetes
- Order
- Agaricales
- Family
- Lycoperdaceae
- Assessment status
- Proposed
- Proposed by
- Mikael Jeppson
- Comments etc.
- Mikael Jeppson, Inita Daniele
Assessment Notes
Taxonomic notes
This species was until recently treated as Lycoperdon pyriforme but was transferred to the monotypic genus Apioperdon by Vizzini & Ercole (2017).
Why suggested for a Global Red List Assessment?
Apioperdon pyriforme is a frequent species with a wide distrubution in the northern hemisphere. No significant threats can be detected. Suggested assessment: LC
Geographic range
Widely distributed in Eurasia and North America. Also in low-Arctic regions of Iceland and Greenland. Scattered records in Australia (indroduced?).
Population and Trends
Large population, stable trend,
Population Trend: Stable
Habitat and Ecology
Saprotrophic on decaying wood on the ground, trunks and logs of deciduous and coniferous trees in woodland, parks and gardens. Also on buried wood on road verges, car parks and farm yards.
Threats
No significant threat
Conservation Actions
No specific actions are currently required.
Research needed
Use and Trade
None
