Search

A list of the macrofungi recorded for Styria is presented including a Red List based on the data in the Database of fungi in Austria. It comprises 2942 species (including varieties and forms) of which 1180 species (40 %) are included in the Red List. Almost a quarter of the species is vulnerable, endangered or critically endangered. The list also includes general information on the frequency of the species in Styria and in four natural regions as well as the number of localities before and after 1990. The statistical results are discussed and a comparison with the Preliminary Red List of threatened macrofungi in Styria from the year 2005 is given. Key words: Macrofungi, Red list, checklist, Styria. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]