Hydnum umbilicatum Peck
(Umbilicate Hedgehog)

Interactions where Hydnum umbilicatum 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, fallen needle UK/Ireland Quercus petraea Sessile Oak Fagales: Fagaceae Three new British records from Scotland, Burnham, A., 2011
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Hydnum umbilicatum/Hydnum umbilicatumumbilicate hedgehogfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus petraea/Quercus petraeasessile oakdead, fallenneedle

Author & YearTitleSource
Burnham, A., 2011Three new British records from ScotlandField Mycology Vol 12 (4): 118-121.

Hydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog)
GenusHydnum (hedgehog fungi)
FamilyHYDNACEAE (hedgehog fungi)
OrderCANTHARELLALES (chanterelles, hedgehog fungi and some fairy clubs and resupinates)
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 Hydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Burnham, A. 2011 Three new British records from Scotland Field Mycology Vol 12 (4): 118-121.

Hydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hydnum umbilicatum (Umbilicate Hedgehog):

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