Clitocybe vibecina (Fr.) Quél.
(Mealy Funnel)

Interactions where Clitocybe vibecina 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, rotting litter Minor 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/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe vibecina/Clitocybe vibecinamealy funnelfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, rottinglitterMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting litter Minor Quercus oaks 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/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe vibecina/Clitocybe vibecinamealy funnelfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, rottinglitterMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting litter Minor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe vibecina/Clitocybe vibecinamealy funnelfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, rottinglitterMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting litter PINOPSIDA 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/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe vibecina/Clitocybe vibecinamealy funnelfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinopsidaconifersdead, rottinglitter
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting litter [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous trees 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/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe vibecina/Clitocybe vibecinamealy funnelfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, rottinglitter

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

Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel)
GenusClitocybe (funnel caps)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hora, F.B. 1960 New Checklist of British Agarics and Boleti, Part IV: Validations, new species and critical notes TBMS Vol 43 (2): 440-459.

Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 60 images of Clitocybe vibecina (Mealy Funnel)

A medium sized toadstool with a cap that is pallid and pellucid-striate when wet, but drying almost white. It is very common in coniferous woodland.

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