Sequoiadendron giganteum (Lindl.) Buchholz
(Wellingtonia)

Interactions where Sequoiadendron giganteum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part		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	Summary
		is associate of fruitbody			Agaricus gennadii	a mushroom	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/Agaricus gennadii/	Agaricus gennadii	a mushroom				fruitbody	Plant / associate		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia								fruitbody is associated with
		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/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia								infects and damages
cone (buried, partially decayed)		buried, partially decayed cone is decayed by long-rooted fruitbody			Strobilurus stephanocystis	Russian Conecap	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/Strobilurus stephanocystis/	Strobilurus stephanocystis	russian conecap		long-rooted		fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia		buried, partially decayed	cone		Rare		(often in spring)	long-rooted fruitbody is saprobic on buried, partially decayed cone
needle (dead, fallen, decayed)		dead, fallen, decayed needle of litter is decayed by fruitbody			Hemimycena pseudolactea	a toadstool	Agaricales: Mycenaceae	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/Mycenaceae/Hemimycena pseudolactea/	Hemimycena pseudolactea	a toadstool				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia		dead, fallen, decayed	needle	litter				fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed needle of litter
root (live)		live root of mature tree may be infected and damaged by fruitbody			Phaeolus schweinitzii	Dyer’s Bracket, Dyer’s Mazegill	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	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/Fomitopsidaceae/Phaeolus schweinitzii/	Phaeolus schweinitzii	dyer's bracket, dyer's mazegill				fruitbody	Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia		live	root	mature tree	Minor			fruitbody infects and damages live root of mature tree
soil		soil of tree is decayed by fruitbody			Lepiota ochraceofulva	a 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/Lepiota ochraceofulva/	Lepiota ochraceofulva	a dapperling				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia			soil	tree				fruitbody is saprobic on soil of tree
wood (dead, decayed (very))		dead, decayed (very) wood is decayed by fruitbody			Postia rennyi	a bracket fungus	Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae	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/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia rennyi/	Postia rennyi	a bracket fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia		dead, decayed (very)	wood		Minor			fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed (very) wood
wood (rotting)		rotting wood is associate of fruitbody			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	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Buchwaldoboletus lignicola/	Buchwaldoboletus lignicola	wood bolete				fruitbody	Plant / associate		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Sequoiadendron giganteum/	Sequoiadendron giganteum	wellingtonia		rotting	wood		Major			fruitbody is associated with rotting wood

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Moore, W.C., 1959	British Parasitic Fungi	430pp, Cambridge University Press

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

CUPRESSACEAE
(cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars)

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Evergreen trees and shrubs
(evergreens)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia)
Family	CUPRESSACEAE (cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars)
Order	PINALES (conifers)
Class	PINOPSIDA (conifers)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia)

Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sequoiadendron giganteum (Wellingtonia):

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs
(endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs)

Endomycorrhizal plants
(plants that form endomycorrhiza)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

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