Coltricia perennis (L.) Murrill
(Tiger’s Eye)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColtricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
GenusColtricia (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyHYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye) :
1: Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
14 Oct 2015 OSGR: SZ19 50° 50’ N, 1° 50’ W Vice County: South Hants (VC 11) England
under birch, Heather and Bell Heather
Image 1: Bracket - pore surface - white backgroundImage 2: Bracket - top surface - white backgroundImage 3: Fruitbody - oblique viewImage 4: Fruitbody - side viewImage 5: Fruitbody - side view (2)Image 6: Fruitbody - top viewImage 7: Bracket surface - close-up - enlargedImage 8: Bracket surface - close-up - enlarged (2)Image 9: Bracket surface - close-up - enlarged (3)Image 10: Bracket surface - close-up - enlarged (4)Image 11: Pore surface - close-up - enlargedImage 12: Spore print - enlarged - white backgroundImage 13: Spore print - Melzer\'s reaction - enlarged - white backgroundImage 14: Spores - in Melzer\'s Iodine - magnifiedImage 15: Spores - in Melzer\'s Iodine - magnified (2)Image 16: Spores - magnifiedImage 17: Spores - magnified (2)Image 18: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 19: Spores - highly magnified (2)
2: Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
24 Jul 1977 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: North Hants (VC 12) England
amongst Heather
Image 1: Growing amongst heather - in situImage 2: Growing amongst heather - in situ (2)Image 3: Upturned to show pores and stipes
3: Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
24 Oct 1976 OSGR: SU83 51° 10’ N, 0° 50’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
amongst Heather
Image 1: Fruitbody - cap - close-up - enlargedImage 2: Fruitbody - lain down - enlarged

Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 8 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)

A stipitate terrestrial polypore, usually found on heathland where it is mycorrhizal with a variety of bushes (including Heather and Gorse) and trees, especially Pine (Pinus)

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