Hebeloma leucosarx P.D. Orton
(Birch Poisonpie)

Interactions where Hebeloma leucosarx 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 Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Cortinariaceae/Hebeloma leucosarx/Hebeloma leucosarxbirch poisonpiefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Major Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Cortinariaceae/Hebeloma leucosarx/Hebeloma leucosarxbirch poisonpiefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowsMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Cortinariaceae/Hebeloma leucosarx/Hebeloma leucosarxbirch poisonpiefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous trees

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

Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie)
GenusHebeloma (poisonpie toadstools)
FamilyCORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
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 Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Vesterholt, J. 2000 Hebeloma crustuliniforme and related species Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 58-68.

Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie):

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