Pluteus podospileus Sacc. & Cub.
(a shield)

Interactions where Pluteus podospileus 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 saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Minor Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxdead, very decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk Minor Buxus sempervirens Box Buxales: Buxaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Buxales/Buxaceae/Buxus sempervirens/Buxus sempervirensboxdead, fallen, very decayedtrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, old stem Rare Hydrangea hydrangeas Cornales: Hydrangeaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Hydrangeaceae/Hydrangea/Hydrangeahydrangeasdead, oldstemRare
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood 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/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersdead, very decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) 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/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusaldersdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood 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/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, very decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) 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/Agaricales/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Major 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, very decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) Major 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Major Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesdead, very decayedwoodMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) Major Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Major
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Minor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, very decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) Minor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood Minor Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutsdead, very decayedwoodMinor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) Minor Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutsdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, very decayed wood [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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, very decayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, very decayed trunk (large) [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/Pluteaceae/Pluteus podospileus/Pluteus podospileusa shieldfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesdead, fallen, very decayedtrunk (large)

Pluteus podospileus (a shield) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pluteus podospileus (a shield) 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:
SpeciesPluteus podospileus (a shield)
GenusPluteus (shield toadstools)
FamilyPLUTEACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Pluteus podospileus (a shield)

Pluteus podospileus (a shield) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pluteus podospileus (a shield):

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