Conocybe vexans P.D. Orton
(Vexing Conecap)

Interactions where Conocybe vexans 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
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Major Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe vexans/Conocybe vexansvexing conecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercuryMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe vexans/Conocybe vexansvexing conecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Bolbitiaceae/Conocybe vexans/Conocybe vexansvexing conecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plants

Author & YearTitleSource
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)
GenusConocybe (conecap toadstools)
FamilyBOLBITIACEAE (fieldcap and conecap toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Brand, A.W. 1993 Profiles of Fungi No. 56: Conocybe vexans P. D. Orton Mycologist Vol 07 (4): 171.

Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 9 images of Conocybe vexans (Vexing Conecap)
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