Bulgaria inquinans (Pers.) Fr.
(Black Bulgar)

Interactions where Bulgaria inquinans 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
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen trunk Minor Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamfallentrunkMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch Minor Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamfallenbranchMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen trunk Minor Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutfallentrunkMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch Minor Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutfallenbranchMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen trunk Minor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesfallentrunkMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch Minor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesfallenbranchMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen trunk [Quercus (native spp)] native oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/Quercus (native spp)native oaksfallentrunk (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch [Quercus (native spp)] native oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus (native spp)/Quercus (native spp)native oaksfallenbranch (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen trunk Minor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/UlmuselmsfallentrunkMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch Minor Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/UlmuselmsfallenbranchMinor (10-4)
apothecium (erumpent) erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen branch Minor [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Leotiales/Bulgariaceae/Bulgaria inquinans/Bulgaria inquinansblack bulgarerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesfallenbranchMinor (10-4)

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar)
FamilyBULGARIACEAE (black bulgars)
OrderLEOTIALES (an order of fungi)
SubclassLEOTIOMYCETIDAE (powdery mildews)
ClassLEOTIOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumPEZIZOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of ascomycetes)
PhylumASCOMYCOTA (spore shooters, ascomycete)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar)

Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1986 Hyphal and conidial germination of ascospores in Bulgaria inquinans and of basidiospores in Ditiola peziziformis TBMS Vol 87 (1): 143-146.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 22 images of Bulgaria inquinans (Black Bulgar)
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