Phellinus igniarius (L.) Quél.
(Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism))

Interactions where Phellinus igniarius 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 parasitises live trunk Minor Alnus alders 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/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/AlnusalderslivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk 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/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabircheslivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Major Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
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/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/SalixwillowslivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Minor Malus apples Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/MalusappleslivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Foreign [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treeslivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Pinus sylvestrisQuestionable Scots Pine 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/Phellinus igniarius/Phellinus igniariuswillow bracket, willow heart rot (causative orgnaism)fruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pine?livetrunk

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fischer, M., 1995Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in EuropeMycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.
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

Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism))
GenusPhellinus (a genus of porecrusts and brackets)
FamilyHYMENOCHAETACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderHYMENOCHAETALES (an order of basidiomycete fungi)
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 Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Some British Alder-associated wood-inhabiting fungi Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 10-15.
Fischer, M. 1995 Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe Mycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.

Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Phellinus igniarius (Willow Bracket, Willow Heart Rot (Causative Orgnaism)
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