Coltricia perennis (L.) Murrill
(Tiger’s Eye)

Interactions where Coltricia perennis is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 mycorrhizal with live root Calluna vulgaris Heather Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Calluna vulgaris/Calluna vulgarisheatherliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whinliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root Minor Betula birches 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root Minor Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutliverootMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesliverootMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesliverootMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is mycorrhizal with live root Major Pinus pines Pinales: Pinaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Coltricia perennis/Coltricia perennistiger's eyefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus/PinuspinesliverootMajor

Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesColtricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)
GenusColtricia (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyHYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye)

Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Coltricia perennis (Tiger’s Eye):

A stipitate terrestrial polypore, usually found on heathland where it is mycorrhizal with a variety of bushes (including Heather and Gorse) and trees, especially Pine (Pinus)

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