Hypopitys monotropa Crantz
(Yellow Bird’s-nest)

Interactions where Hypopitys monotropa 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
plant plant parasitises mycorrhiza Restricted Tricholoma knight toadstools Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth, Leake, J.R., 2005
Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Hypopitys monotropa/Hypopitys monotropayellow bird's-nestplant Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Tricholoma/Tricholomaknight toadstoolsmycorrhizaSole
plant plant parasitises Salix mycorrhiza UK/Ireland Tricholoma cingulatum Girdled Knight Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Hypopitys monotropa/Hypopitys monotropayellow bird's-nestplant Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Tricholoma cingulatum/Tricholoma cingulatumgirdled knightSalix mycorrhiza
plant plant parasitises Fagus mycorrhiza Foreign Tricholoma columbetta Blue Spot Knight Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Notes and Records (Oct 2008), Henrici, A, 2008
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Hypopitys monotropa/Hypopitys monotropayellow bird's-nestplant Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Tricholoma columbetta/Tricholoma columbettablue spot knightFagus mycorrhiza
plant plant parasitises Fagus mycorrhiza Foreign Tricholoma saponaceum Soap Knight Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Notes and Records (Oct 2008), Henrici, A, 2008
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Hypopitys monotropa/Hypopitys monotropayellow bird's-nestplant Fungus / parasiteForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Tricholoma saponaceum/Tricholoma saponaceumsoap knightFagus mycorrhiza
plant plant parasitises Pinus mycorrhiza UK/Ireland Tricholoma terreum Grey Knight Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Fungi, Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Hypopitys monotropa/Hypopitys monotropayellow bird's-nestplant Fungus / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Tricholoma terreum/Tricholoma terreumgrey knightPinus mycorrhiza

Author & YearTitleSource
Henrici, A, 2008Notes and Records (Oct 2008)Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 139-141.
Leake, J.R., 2005Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant mythMycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122.
Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005FungiNew Naturalist, 96, 594pp, HarperCollins

Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Davis, S. 2004 Yellow Bird’s-nest Vol 15, No. 6 Page: 386
Henrici, A 2008 Notes and Records (Oct 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 139-141.

Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bidartondo, M.I. & Bruns, D.T. 2002 Fine-level mycorrhizal specificity in the Monotropoideae (Ericaceae): specificity for fungal species groups Molecular Ecology Vol 11: 557-569.
Leake, J.R. 2005 Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 113-122.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 25 images of Hypopitys monotropa (Yellow Bird’s-nest)

An achlorophyllous plant which is parasitic on ectomycorrhiza of Tricholoma species, especially T. cingulatum with Salix and T. terreum with Pinus, although it is also found under Beech and other trees.

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