Calycina herbarum (Pers.) Gray
(a discomycete)

Interactions where Calycina herbarum is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Angelica sylvestris Wild Angelica Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Angelica sylvestris/Angelica sylvestriswild angelicadeadstem (9-12)
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Heracleum sphondylium Hogweed, Kecks Apiales: Apiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum sphondylium/Heracleum sphondyliumhogweed, kecksdeadstem (9-12)
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Arctium burdocks Asterales: Asteraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (9-12)
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Ballota nigra Black Horehound Lamiales: Lamiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Lamiaceae/Ballota nigra/Ballota nigrablack horehounddeadstem (9-12)
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem Major Urtica dioica Common Nettle Rosales: Urticaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Urticaceae/Urtica dioica/Urtica dioicacommon nettledeadstemMajor (9-12)
apothecium (gregarious, shortly stalked) gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdeadstem (9-12)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Calycina herbarum (a discomycete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Calycina herbarum (a discomycete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCalycina herbarum (a discomycete)
GenusCalycina (a genus of fungi)
FamilyHYALOSCYPHACEAE (a family of discomycetes)
OrderHELOTIALES (an order of discomycetes and lichens)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)

Calycina herbarum (a discomycete) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Calycina herbarum (a discomycete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 34 images of Calycina herbarum (a discomycete)

A very common small ivory white discomycete drying yellow ochre which grows on dead stems, especially Urtica.

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