Hemipholiota populnea (Pers.) Bon
(a scalycap)

Interactions where Hemipholiota populnea 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 saprobic on dead, recently fallen wood Rare Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N., 1993
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, recently fallenwoodRare (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen wood UK/IrelandMajor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N., 1993
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsdead, recently fallenwoodMajor (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen trunk (large) UK/IrelandMajor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N., 1993
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsdead, recently fallentrunk (large)Major (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen log (large, sawn) UK/IrelandMajor Populus poplars Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall., Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N., 1993
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/Populuspoplarsdead, recently fallenlog (large, sawn)Major (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen wood Rare 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/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, recently fallenwoodRare (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen trunk (large) Rare 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/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, recently fallentrunk (large)Rare (autumn)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, recently fallen log (large, sawn) Rare 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/Strophariaceae/Hemipholiota populnea/Hemipholiota populneaa scalycapfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsdead, recently fallenlog (large, sawn)Rare (autumn)

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
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N., 1993Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall.Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 117.

Hemipholiota populnea (a scalycap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hemipholiota populnea (a scalycap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHemipholiota populnea (a scalycap)
GenusHemipholiota
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of 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 Hemipholiota populnea (a scalycap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N. 1993 Profiles of Fungi No. 54: Pholiota populnea (Pers.: Fr.) Kuyp. & Tjall. Mycologist Vol 07 (3): 117.
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M. 2011 Fungi associated with Poplars Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.
Weightman, J. 2004 Look out for: Hemipholiota populnea Field Mycology Vol 5 (3): 99-100.

Hemipholiota populnea (a scalycap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hemipholiota populnea (a scalycap):

Vulnerable

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