Steccherinum ochraceum (Pers.) Gray
(a resupinate spine fungus)

Interactions where Steccherinum ochraceum 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, decayed Minor Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whindead, fallen, decayedMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchdead, fallen, decayedstickMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Minor Betula pendula Silver Birch Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchdead, fallen, decayedtwigMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsdead, fallen, decayedstickMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Minor Corylus hazels Fagales: Betulaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Corylus/Corylushazelsdead, fallen, decayedtwigMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, fallen, decayedstickMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, fallen, decayedtwigMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oakdead, fallen, decayedstickMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Minor Quercus robur Pedunculate Oak Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus robur/Quercus roburpedunculate oakdead, fallen, decayedtwigMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushdead, fallen, decayedstickMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Minor Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae 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/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushdead, fallen, decayedtwigMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick Minor Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapledead, fallen, decayedstickMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig Minor Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple 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/Polyporales/Meruliaceae/Steccherinum ochraceum/Steccherinum ochraceuma resupinate spine fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapledead, fallen, decayedtwigMinor

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

Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSteccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus)
GenusSteccherinum (a genus of resupinate spine fungi)
FamilyMERULIACEAE (rosette fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Dickson, G. 2000 A field key to British non-resupinate hydnoid fungi Field Mycology Vol 1 (3): 99-104, rear cover.

Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Steccherinum ochraceum (a resupinate spine fungus)

A small resupinate spine fungus that feeds on fallen twigs of a variety of tree species, but especially Beech (Fagus sylvatica)

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