Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Corda) Singer
(Plantpot Dapperling)

Interactions where Leucocoprinus birnbaumii 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 decayed, fermenting woodchip UK/Ireland Picea abies Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Agaricaceae/Leucocoprinus birnbaumii/Leucocoprinus birnbaumiiplantpot dapperlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/Picea abiesNorway spruce, Christmas treedecayed, fermentingwoodchip

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

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling)
GenusLeucocoprinus (a genus of dapperlings)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Pope, J. & B. 2000 Leucocoprinus birnbaumii Vol 1 (3) Page: Front cover

Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leucocoprinus birnbaumii (Plantpot Dapperling):

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