Hebeloma leucosarx P.D. Orton
(Birch Poisonpie)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie)
Genus	Hebeloma (poisonpie toadstools)
Family	CORTINARIACEAE (webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Hebeloma leucosarx is also a member of:
Ectomycorrhizal fungi - fungi that form ectomycorrhizae (via Hebeloma)
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Cortinariaceae)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

Identification Works

	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Vesterholt, J.	2000	Hebeloma crustuliniforme and related species	Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 58-68.

Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Hebeloma
(poisonpie toadstools)

CORTINARIACEAE
(webcaps, rootshanks and the gypsy)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Ectomycorrhizal fungi
(fungi that form ectomycorrhizae)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie)

BioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 3 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Hebeloma leucosarx (Birch Poisonpie)

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Taxonomic hierarchy:

Hebeloma leucosarx is also a member of:

Identification Works

BioImages - Virtual Field-Guide (UK)