Hypsizygus ulmarius (Bull.) Redhead
(Elm Leech, Elm Oyster)

Interactions where Hypsizygus ulmarius 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 trunk (large) Populus nigra Black-poplar 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, fallentrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large) Populus nigra Black-poplar 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, standingtrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk (large) Major Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, fallentrunk (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large) Major Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, standingtrunk (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk (large) Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutsdead, fallentrunk (large)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large) Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutsdead, standingtrunk (large)

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

Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster)
GenusHypsizygus (leech toadstools)
FamilyLYOPHYLLACEAE (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 Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office
Wells, S. & T. 2000 Unusual abundance of Elm Oyster Fungus (Hypsizygus ulmarius) in Huntingdonshire Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 83-84.

Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Hypsizygus ulmarius (Elm Leech, Elm Oyster):

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