Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink
(Dark Honey Fungus)

Interactions where Armillaria ostoyae 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
mycelial fan		mycelial fan infects and damages live root			Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UK, West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				mycelial fan	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/	Rumex obtusifolius	broad-leaved dock		live	root			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
mycelial fan		mycelial fan infects and damages live root collar			Rumex obtusifolius	Broad-leaved Dock	Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae	Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UK, West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				mycelial fan	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/	Rumex obtusifolius	broad-leaved dock		live	root collar			Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood			Betula	birches	Fagales: Betulaceae	Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/	Betula	birches		decayed	wood
fruitbody		fruitbody infects and damages live			PINOPSIDA	conifers		Honey fungus – Armillaria species, Anon., 2007	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/	Pinopsida	conifers		live			Major
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood			Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)	Caledonian Pine	Pinales: Pinaceae	Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/	Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)	Caledonian pine		decayed	wood
fruitbody		fruitbody infects and damages live wood			[Trees and shrubs]	trees and shrubs, including conifers		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 ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / pathogen		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/	Trees and shrubs	trees and shrubs, including conifers		live	wood
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood			[Trees and shrubs]	trees and shrubs, including conifers		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 ostoyae/	Armillaria ostoyae	dark honey fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/	Trees and shrubs	trees and shrubs, including conifers		dead	wood

Author & Year	Title	Source
Anon., 2007	Honey fungus – Armillaria species	Plant Clinic News Dec 07: 2.
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
Orton, P.D., 1986	Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods	Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.
West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000	Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UK	New Disease Reports Vol 1.

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Armillaria
(honey fungi)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Armillaria
(honey fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)
Genus	Armillaria (honey fungi)
Family	PHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of toadstools and chanterelles)
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)

Armillaria ostoyae is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Armillaria
(honey fungi)

PHYSALACRIACEAE
(a family of toadstools and chanterelles)

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)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

General Works

Author	Year	Title	Source
Anon.	2007	Honey fungus – Armillaria species	Plant Clinic News Dec 07: 2.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus):

Armillaria
(honey fungi)

PHYSALACRIACEAE
(a family of toadstools and chanterelles)

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)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

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

BioImages

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