Bridgeoporus nobilissimus
Overview
A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.
Bridgeoporus nobilissimus faces severe threats from logging and forest management practices that remove the large, old-growth Douglas fir and noble fir trees essential for its survival. The species requires trees over 200 years old with specific decay characteristics, making it extremely vulnerable to timber harvesting in the Pacific Northwest. Climate change poses an additional threat by altering forest moisture regimes and potentially reducing suitable host tree availability.
Habitat
This rare polypore fungus inhabits old-growth coniferous forests of the Pacific Northwest, specifically growing on large, ancient Douglas fir and noble fir trees that are typically over 200 years old. It requires very specific microhabitat conditions within these mature forest ecosystems, forming distinctive bracket-like fruiting bodies on the trunks of its host trees.
Conservation measures underway
Other threatened species in NOT ASSIGNED
Threatened in United States
Frequently asked questions
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