| Affected Part |
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Summary |
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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 |
Summary |
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has sap sucked by adult |
|
 |
Gastrodes grossipes |
Pine-cone Bug, Pine Cone Bug |
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Gastrodes grossipes/ | Gastrodes grossipes | pine-cone bug, pine cone bug | | | | adult |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | | | |
| | adult sucks sap of |
|
|
may be infected and damaged by |
 |
|
Armillaria |
honey fungi |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/ | Armillaria | honey fungi | | | | |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | | | |
| | infects and damages |
|
|
needle litter is associate of fruitbody |
|
|
Phellodon violascens |
Spruce Tooth |
Thelephorales: Bankeraceae |
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/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Phellodon violascens/ | Phellodon violascens | spruce tooth | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | | needle litter | |
| | fruitbody is associated with needle litter |
| (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed woody debris is decayed by fruitbody |
 |
|
Lagarobasidium detriticum |
a resupinate fungus |
Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae |
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/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Lagarobasidium detriticum/ | Lagarobasidium detriticum | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen, decayed | | woody debris | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed woody debris |
| (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen litter is decayed by fruitbody |
 |
|
Tylospora fibrillosa |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Atheliales: Atheliaceae |
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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Tylospora fibrillosa/ | Tylospora fibrillosa | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen | | litter | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen litter |
| (decayed, fermenting) |
|
decayed, fermenting woodchip is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Leucocoprinus birnbaumii |
Plantpot Dapperling |
Agaricales: Agaricaceae |
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 birnbaumii | plantpot dapperling | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | decayed, fermenting | | woodchip | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, fermenting woodchip |
| bark |
|
bark may contain larva |
|
|
Trypodendron lineatum |
Lineated Bark Beetle |
Coleoptera: Curculionidae |
Fungi associated with ambrosia beetles in Great Britain., Bakshi, B.K., 1950
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Trypodendron lineatum/ | Trypodendron lineatum | lineated bark beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | bark | | |
| | larva feeds within bark |
| bark (dead) |
|
dead bark is decayed by effuse colony of Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae/ | Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | bark | | |
| | effuse colony of Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark |
| bark (dead) |
|
dead bark is decayed by scattered, immersed between periderm and cortex, up to 2mm broad stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Leucostoma kunzei |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Valsaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma kunzei/ | Leucostoma kunzei | a pyrenomycete | | scattered, immersed between periderm and cortex, up to 2mm broad | stroma | Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | bark | | |
| (8-10) | scattered, immersed between periderm and cortex, up to 2mm broad stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark |
| branch (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Sidera vulgaris |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Hymenochaetales |
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/Hymenochaetales/Sidera vulgaris/ | Sidera vulgaris | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen, decayed | branch (large) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (large) |
| branch tip (live) |
|
live branch tip is galled by gallicola nymph |
|
|
Sacchiphantes abietis |
Spruce Gall Adelgid |
Hemiptera: Adelgidae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Sacchiphantes abietis/ | Sacchiphantes abietis | spruce gall adelgid | | | | gallicola nymph |
Foodplant / gall | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | branch tip | | |
| (summer) | gallicola nymph causes gall of live branch tip |
| branch (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached branch is decayed by erumpent coelomycetous anamorph |
 |
|
Tryblidiopsis pinastri |
a discomycete |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/ | Tryblidiopsis pinastri | a discomycete | | erumpent | | coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, attached | branch | | |
| (1-4) | erumpent coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached branch |
| branch (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached branch is decayed by erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium |
|
|
Tryblidiopsis pinastri |
a discomycete |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/ | Tryblidiopsis pinastri | a discomycete | | erumpent, shortly stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, attached | branch | | |
| (5-7) | erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached branch |
| branch (dead, corticate) |
|
dead, corticate branch is decayed by apothecium |
|
|
Colpoma crispum |
a discomycete |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Colpoma crispum/ | Colpoma crispum | a discomycete | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, corticate | branch | | |
| (6) | apothecium is saprobic on dead, corticate branch |
| branch (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen branch may contain larva |
|
|
Monochamus sartor |
a sawyer beetle |
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae |
FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Monochamus sartor, Anderson, H., 2009
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Monochamus sartor/ | Monochamus sartor | a sawyer beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen | branch | | Major |
| | larva feeds within dead, fallen branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by stromatic, in large groups perithecium |
|
|
Neonectria fuckeliana |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria fuckeliana/ | Neonectria fuckeliana | a pyrenomycete | | stromatic, in large groups | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | branch | | Major |
| (3-8) | stromatic, in large groups perithecium is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (dead) |
|
dead branch is decayed by erumpent stroma |
|
|
Neonectria fuckeliana |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria fuckeliana/ | Neonectria fuckeliana | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | branch | | |
| (3-8) | erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead branch |
| branch (rotting, brashed) |
|
rotting, brashed branch is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hypochnicium lyndoniae |
a toothed resupinate |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Nodotia lyndoniae: a new addition to the British and European mycota, Legon, N.W., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium lyndoniae/ | Hypochnicium lyndoniae | a toothed resupinate | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | rotting, brashed | branch | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on rotting, brashed branch |
| bud (characteristically twisted, swollen) |
|
characteristically twisted, swollen bud is swollen by crowded pseudothecium |
|
|
Cucurbitaria piceae |
an ascomycete |
Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/ | Cucurbitaria piceae | an ascomycete | | crowded | | pseudothecium |
Foodplant / false gall | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | characteristically twisted, swollen | bud | | |
| (6-12) | crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud |
| cone scale |
|
cone scale is parasitised by aecium |
|
|
Chrysomyxa pyrolata |
Wintergreen Rust |
Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae |
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa pyrolata/ | Chrysomyxa pyrolata | wintergreen rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | cone scale | | |
| | aecium parasitises cone scale |
| cone scale (live) |
|
live cone scale is parasitised by aecium |
|
|
Pucciniastrum areolatum |
Bird Cherry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum areolatum/ | Pucciniastrum areolatum | bird cherry rust | | | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | cone scale | | |
| (8-11) | aecium parasitises live cone scale |
| cone scale (live) |
|
live cone scale is parasitised by pycnium |
|
|
Pucciniastrum areolatum |
Bird Cherry Rust |
Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum areolatum/ | Pucciniastrum areolatum | bird cherry rust | | | | pycnium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | cone scale | | |
| | pycnium parasitises live cone scale |
| cone-scale (dead) |
|
dead cone-scale is decayed by erumpent, rather crowded, in irregular lines, oblong, 1-6 chambered, black, pycnidial stroma of Amphorula coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Cytotriplospora pini |
a stromatic coelomycete |
|
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Cytotriplospora pini/ | Cytotriplospora pini | a stromatic coelomycete | | erumpent, rather crowded, in irregular lines, oblong, 1-6 chambered, black, pycnidial | stroma | Amphorula coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | cone-scale | | |
| (1-5) | erumpent, rather crowded, in irregular lines, oblong, 1-6 chambered, black, pycnidial stroma of Amphorula coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cone-scale |
| cone |
|
cone has sap sucked by nymph |
|
|
Gastrodes abietum |
Spruce-cone Bug, Spruce Cone Bug |
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Gastrodes abietum/ | Gastrodes abietum | spruce-cone bug, spruce cone bug | | | | nymph |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | cone | | |
| | nymph sucks sap of cone |
| cone |
|
cone has sap sucked by adult |
|
|
Gastrodes abietum |
Spruce-cone Bug, Spruce Cone Bug |
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Gastrodes abietum/ | Gastrodes abietum | spruce-cone bug, spruce cone bug | | | | adult |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | cone | | |
| | adult sucks sap of cone |
| cone (dead) |
|
dead cone is decayed by gregarious stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Fusicoccum pini |
a stromatic coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Fusicoccum pini/ | Fusicoccum pini | a stromatic coelomycete | | gregarious | stroma | Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | cone | | |
| (6) | gregarious stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cone |
| cone (dead) |
|
dead cone is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Diaporthe eres |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe eres/ | Diaporthe eres | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | pycnidium | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | cone | | |
| | erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead cone |
| cone (fallen) |
|
fallen cone is decayed by pycnidium of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Dothiorella pithya sensu Sacc. |
a coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Dothiorella pithya sensu Sacc./ | Dothiorella pithya sensu Sacc. | a coelomycete | | | pycnidium | Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | fallen | cone | | |
| | pycnidium of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fallen cone |
| cone (fallen) |
|
fallen cone is parasitised by stalked apothecium |
|
|
Phialea strobilina |
a discomycete fungus |
Helotiales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phialea strobilina/ | Phialea strobilina | a discomycete fungus | | stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | fallen | cone | | |
| | stalked apothecium parasitises fallen cone |
| cone (old) |
|
old cone may house hibernating adult |
|
|
Gastrodes abietum |
Spruce-cone Bug, Spruce Cone Bug |
Hemiptera: Lygaeidae |
Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Gastrodes abietum/ | Gastrodes abietum | spruce-cone bug, spruce cone bug | | | | adult |
Plant / hibernates / within | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | old | cone | | |
| | adult hibernates inside old cone |
| leaf |
|
leaf is foodplant of immersed pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Macrophoma parca |
a coelomycete |
Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma parca/ | Macrophoma parca | a coelomycete | | immersed | pycnidium | Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / feeds on | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | leaf | | |
| (1) | immersed pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf |
| leaf (live) |
|
live leaf may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Ascochyta piniperda |
a coelomycete |
Pleosporales |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta piniperda/ | Ascochyta piniperda | a coelomycete | | | pycnidium | Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | leaf | | |
| | pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live leaf |
| log (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed log (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Sidera vulgaris |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Hymenochaetales |
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/Hymenochaetales/Sidera vulgaris/ | Sidera vulgaris | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen, decayed | log (large) | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed log (large) |
| log (underside) (rotting) |
|
rotting log (underside) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hypochnicium lyndoniae |
a toothed resupinate |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Nodotia lyndoniae: a new addition to the British and European mycota, Legon, N.W., 2006
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium lyndoniae/ | Hypochnicium lyndoniae | a toothed resupinate | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | rotting | log (underside) | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on rotting log (underside) |
| needle (first year) (live) |
|
live needle (first year) is parasitised by hypophyllous telium |
|
|
Chrysomyxa abietis |
Spruce Needle Cushion Rust |
Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/ | Chrysomyxa abietis | spruce needle cushion rust | | hypophyllous | | telium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | needle (first year) | | Major |
| (3-5) | hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year) |
| needle |
|
needle is grazed by larva |
 |
|
Gilpinia hercyniae |
European Spruce Combhorn |
Hymenoptera: Diprionidae |
Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Gilpinia hercyniae/ | Gilpinia hercyniae | european spruce combhorn | | | | larva |
Foodplant / open feeder | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | | needle | | Sole |
| | larva grazes on needle |
| needle (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen needle is decayed by colony of Dactylaria anamorph |
|
|
Dactylaria lepida |
an anamorphic fungus |
Helotiales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter foray, Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W., 1980
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dactylaria lepida/ | Dactylaria lepida | an anamorphic fungus | | | colony | Dactylaria anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen | needle | | |
| | colony of Dactylaria anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen needle |
| needle (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen needle is decayed by stalked apothecium |
|
|
Calycina subtilis |
a discomycete |
Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina subtilis/ | Calycina subtilis | a discomycete | | stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen | needle | | |
| (10-11) | stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen needle |
| needle (dead, on live branch, among live) |
|
dead, on live branch, among live needle of young, shading-stunted is decayed by apothecium |
|
|
Lirula macrospora |
an ascomycete fungus |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
First Steps: Little Black Spots, Minter, D., 1990
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lirula macrospora/ | Lirula macrospora | an ascomycete fungus | | | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, on live branch, among live | needle | young, shading-stunted | |
| | apothecium is saprobic on dead, on live branch, among live needle of young, shading-stunted |
| needle (dead) |
|
dead needle is decayed by superficial, clustered, hypophyllous pycnidium of Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii |
Rhizosphaera Needle Cast - causative organism |
Venturiales: Venturiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii/ | Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii | Rhizosphaera needle cast (causative organism) | | superficial, clustered, hypophyllous | pycnidium | Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | needle | | |
| (late winter to early spring) | superficial, clustered, hypophyllous pycnidium of Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead needle |
| needle (dead) |
|
dead needle is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Diaporthe eres |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe eres/ | Diaporthe eres | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | pycnidium | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | needle | | |
| | erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead needle |
| needle (dead) |
|
dead needle is decayed by colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Chalara cylindrica |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Microascales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara cylindrica/ | Chalara cylindrica | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | | colony | Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | needle | | |
| | colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead needle |
| needle (live, yellow mottled) |
|
live, yellow mottled needle may be infected and damaged by Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii |
Rhizosphaera Needle Cast - causative organism |
Venturiales: Venturiaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii/ | Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii | Rhizosphaera needle cast (causative organism) | | | | Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live, yellow mottled | needle | | |
| (mid- to late summer) | Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, yellow mottled needle |
| needle (live, yellowed then shed) |
|
live, yellowed then shed needle has sap sucked by |
|
|
Elatobium abietinum |
Green Spruce Aphid |
Hemiptera: Aphididae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Phytotoxicity of Insecticides used to Control Aphids on Sitka Spruce, Straw, N. & Fielding, N., 1998
|
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Elatobium abietinum/ | Elatobium abietinum | green spruce aphid | | | | |
Foodplant / sap sucker | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live, yellowed then shed | needle | | Major |
| (1-)3-5(-12) | sucks sap of live, yellowed then shed needle |
| needle (live) |
|
live needle is parasitised by amphigenous aecium |
|
|
Chrysomyxa rhododendri |
Rhododendron Rust |
Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae |
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/ | Chrysomyxa rhododendri | rhododendron rust | | amphigenous | | aecium |
Foodplant / parasite | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | needle | | Major |
| (7-9) | amphigenous aecium parasitises live needle |
| plant (live) |
|
live plant may be infected and damaged by fruitbody |
|
|
Armillaria borealis |
Northern Honey Fungus |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
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/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria borealis/ | Armillaria borealis | northern honey fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | plant | | |
| | fruitbody infects and damages live plant |
| root (dead) |
|
dead root is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma lucidum |
Lacquered Bracket |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/ | Ganoderma lucidum | lacquered bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | root | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
 |
|
Cortinarius callisteus |
Tawny Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
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/Cortinarius callisteus/ | Cortinarius callisteus | tawny webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus |
a toadstool |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
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/Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus/ | Cortinarius cinnamomeoluteus | a toadstool | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius cinnamomeus |
Cinnamon Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius cinnamomeus/ | Cortinarius cinnamomeus | cinnamon webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius collinitus |
Blue-girdled Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
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/Cortinarius collinitus/ | Cortinarius collinitus | blue-girdled webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius imbutus |
a webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
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/Cortinarius imbutus/ | Cortinarius imbutus | a webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius malicorius |
a webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
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/Cortinarius malicorius/ | Cortinarius malicorius | a webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | Major |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius sanguineus |
Bloodred Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius sanguineus/ | Cortinarius sanguineus | bloodred webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Cortinarius semisanguineus |
Surprise Webcap |
Agaricales: Cortinariaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cortinariaceae/Cortinarius semisanguineus/ | Cortinarius semisanguineus | surprise webcap | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Caloboletus calopus |
Bitter Beech Bolete |
Boletales: Boletaceae |
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/Boletales/Boletaceae/Caloboletus calopus/ | Caloboletus calopus | bitter beech bolete | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Tylopilus felleus |
Bitter Bolete |
Boletales: Boletaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Tylopilus felleus/ | Tylopilus felleus | bitter bolete | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Gomphidius glutinosus |
Slimy Spike |
Boletales: Gomphidiaceae |
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/Boletales/Gomphidiaceae/Gomphidius glutinosus/ | Gomphidius glutinosus | slimy spike | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Paxillus involutus |
Brown Rollrim, Poison Pax, "The Silent Killer" |
Boletales: Paxillaceae |
Identification of ectomycorrhizal fungi by thin layer chromatography, Thoen, D., 1977
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Paxillaceae/Paxillus involutus/ | Paxillus involutus | brown rollrim, poison pax, "the silent killer" | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma lucidum |
Lacquered Bracket |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/ | Ganoderma lucidum | lacquered bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Russula nauseosa |
Nauseous Brittlegill |
Russulales: Russulaceae |
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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula nauseosa/ | Russula nauseosa | nauseous brittlegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | Major |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody |
|
|
Russula queletii |
Fruity Brittlegill |
Russulales: Russulaceae |
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/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula queletii/ | Russula queletii | fruity brittlegill | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | Relationship uncertain | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| root (live) |
|
live root is ectomycorrhizal host of mycelium |
|
|
Sebacina incrustans |
Enveloping Crust |
Sebacinales: Sebacinaceae |
Ectomycorrhizas involving sebacinoid mycobionts, Urban A., Weiss, M. & Bauer, R., 2003
|
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Sebacinales/Sebacinaceae/Sebacina incrustans/ | Sebacina incrustans | enveloping crust | | | | mycelium |
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | root | | |
| | mycelium is ectomycorrhizal with live root |
| scale (dry) |
|
dry scale is decayed by colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Chalara cylindrica |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
Microascales |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara cylindrica/ | Chalara cylindrica | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | | colony | Chalara dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dry | scale | | |
| | colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dry scale |
| shoot (defoliated) |
|
defoliated shoot may be infected and damaged by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Ascochyta piniperda |
a coelomycete |
Pleosporales |
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta piniperda/ | Ascochyta piniperda | a coelomycete | | | pycnidium | Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / pathogen | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | defoliated | shoot | | |
| | pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages defoliated shoot |
| stem (dead) |
|
dead stem is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Diaporthe eres |
a pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae |
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe eres/ | Diaporthe eres | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | pycnidium | Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | stem | | |
| | erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem |
| stem (dead) |
|
dead stem may have epiphytic fruitbody |
|
|
Aleurodiscus aurantius |
Briar Disco |
Russulales: Stereaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Aleurodiscus aurantius/ | Aleurodiscus aurantius | briar disco | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / epiphyte | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | stem | | Minor |
| | fruitbody grows on dead stem |
| stemp (rotting) |
|
rotting stemp is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hypochnicium lyndoniae |
a toothed resupinate |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Nodotia lyndoniae: a new addition to the British and European mycota, Legon, N.W., 2006
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hypochnicium lyndoniae/ | Hypochnicium lyndoniae | a toothed resupinate | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | rotting | stemp | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on rotting stemp |
| stump (cut end) (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed stump (cut end) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebiopsis gigantea |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Phlebiopsis gigantea/ | Phlebiopsis gigantea | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | stump (cut end) | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stump (cut end) |
| stump (dead) |
|
dead stump is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma lucidum |
Lacquered Bracket |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/ | Ganoderma lucidum | lacquered bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | stump | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump |
| stump (live) |
|
live stump is parasitised by fruitbody |
|
|
Ganoderma lucidum |
Lacquered Bracket |
Polyporales: Ganodermataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/ | Ganoderma lucidum | lacquered bracket | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / parasite | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | live | stump | | Minor |
| | fruitbody parasitises live stump |
| trunk (cut end) (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed trunk (cut end) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebiopsis gigantea |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Phlebiopsis gigantea/ | Phlebiopsis gigantea | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | trunk (cut end) | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (cut end) |
| trunk (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) |
|
dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebia tremellosa |
Jelly Rot |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Phlebia tremellosa/ | Phlebia tremellosa | jelly rot | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen, decayed | trunk (large) | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) |
| trunk (dead, fallen) |
|
dead, fallen trunk may contain larva |
|
|
Monochamus sartor |
a sawyer beetle |
Coleoptera: Cerambycidae |
FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Monochamus sartor, Anderson, H., 2009
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/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Monochamus sartor/ | Monochamus sartor | a sawyer beetle | | | | larva |
Foodplant / internal feeder | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, fallen | trunk | | Major |
| | larva feeds within dead, fallen trunk |
| twig (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached twig is decayed by erumpent coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Tryblidiopsis pinastri |
a discomycete |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
|
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/ | Tryblidiopsis pinastri | a discomycete | | erumpent | | coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, attached | twig | | |
| (1-4) | erumpent coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached twig |
| twig (dead, attached) |
|
dead, attached twig is decayed by erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium |
|
|
Tryblidiopsis pinastri |
a discomycete |
Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae |
Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/ | Tryblidiopsis pinastri | a discomycete | | erumpent, shortly stalked | | apothecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, attached | twig | | |
| (5-7) | erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached twig |
| twig (dead) |
|
dead twig is decayed by convex, pluriloculate stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph |
|
|
Valsa abietis |
a valsoid pyrenomycete |
Diaporthales: Valsaceae |
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa abietis/ | Valsa abietis | a valsoid pyrenomycete | | convex, pluriloculate | stroma | Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | twig | | |
| | convex, pluriloculate stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
|
dead twig is decayed by erumpent stroma |
|
|
Neonectria fuckeliana |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria fuckeliana/ | Neonectria fuckeliana | a pyrenomycete | | erumpent | | stroma |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | twig | | |
| (3-8) | erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (dead) |
|
dead twig is decayed by stromatic, in large groups perithecium |
|
|
Neonectria fuckeliana |
a pyrenomycete |
Hypocreales: Nectriaceae |
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Neonectria fuckeliana/ | Neonectria fuckeliana | a pyrenomycete | | stromatic, in large groups | | perithecium |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | twig | | Major |
| (3-8) | stromatic, in large groups perithecium is saprobic on dead twig |
| twig (fallen) |
|
fallen twig is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Athelia bombacina |
a resupinate fungus |
Atheliales: Atheliaceae |
The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Athelia bombacina/ | Athelia bombacina | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | Foreign |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | fallen | twig | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on fallen twig |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Aphanobasidium pseudotsugae |
a resupinate fungus |
Agaricales: Pterulaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pterulaceae/Aphanobasidium pseudotsugae/ | Aphanobasidium pseudotsugae | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Sistotrema citriforme |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Cantharellales: Hydnaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema citriforme/ | Sistotrema citriforme | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by |
|
|
Tubulicrinis sororius |
a white-wash fungus |
Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Tubulicrinis sororius/ | Tubulicrinis sororius | a white-wash fungus | | | | |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Kneiffiella barba-jovis |
a resupinate fungus |
Hymenochaetales: Hyphodontiaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hyphodontiaceae/Kneiffiella barba-jovis/ | Kneiffiella barba-jovis | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Xylodon crustosus |
a resupinate fungus |
Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Schizoporaceae/Xylodon crustosus/ | Xylodon crustosus | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Hyphoderma cremeoalbum |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Hyphoderma cremeoalbum/ | Hyphoderma cremeoalbum | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebia tremellosa |
Jelly Rot |
Polyporales: Meruliaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Phlebia tremellosa/ | Phlebia tremellosa | jelly rot | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phanerochaete sordida |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Phanerochaete sordida/ | Phanerochaete sordida | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebiopsis gigantea |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Phlebiopsis gigantea/ | Phlebiopsis gigantea | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Rhizochaete radicata |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Phanerochaetaceae/Rhizochaete radicata/ | Rhizochaete radicata | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Skeletocutis kuehneri |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Polyporales: Polyporaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Skeletocutis kuehneri/ | Skeletocutis kuehneri | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Rare |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebiella christiansenii |
a resupinate fungus |
Polyporales: Xenasmataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Phlebiella christiansenii/ | Phlebiella christiansenii | a resupinate fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Phlebiella vaga |
Yellow Cobweb |
Polyporales: Xenasmataceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Xenasmataceae/Phlebiella vaga/ | Phlebiella vaga | yellow cobweb | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | Minor |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead, decayed) |
|
dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody |
|
|
Luellia cystidiata |
a basidiomycete fungus |
Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Luellia cystidiata/ | Luellia cystidiata | a basidiomycete fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead, decayed | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood |
| wood (dead) |
|
dead wood is decayed by effuse colony of Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph |
|
|
Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae |
a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus |
|
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Fungi/Ascomycota/Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae/ | Ceratosporella novae-zelandiae | a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | | effuse | colony | Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph |
Foodplant / saprobe | | |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | wood | | |
| | effuse colony of Ceratosporella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (dead) |
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dead wood is decayed by fruitbody |
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Armillaria borealis |
Northern Honey Fungus |
Agaricales: Physalacriaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria borealis/ | Armillaria borealis | northern honey fungus | | | | fruitbody |
Foodplant / saprobe | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | dead | wood | | |
| | fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood |
| wood (rotting) |
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rotting wood is associate of fruitbody |
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Buchwaldoboletus lignicola |
Wood Bolete |
Boletales: Boletaceae |
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Buchwaldoboletus lignicola/ | Buchwaldoboletus lignicola | wood bolete | | | | fruitbody |
Plant / associate | | UK and/or Eire |
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea abies/ | Picea abies | Norway spruce, Christmas tree | | rotting | wood | | Major |
| | fruitbody is associated with rotting wood |
NBN (data.nbn.org.uk)
has a distribution map for Picea abies (Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree)
BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk)
has 6 images of Picea abies (Norway Spruce, Christmas Tree)
