Ganoderma resinaceum Boud.
(a bracket fungus)

Interactions where Ganoderma resinaceum 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 Betula pendula Silver Birch 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pendula/Betula pendulasilver birchlivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Minor Carpinus betulus Hornbeam 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamlivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeecheslivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Major 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoakslivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Minor Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis hybrid crack-willow Malpighiales: Salicaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilis/Salix euxina x alba = S. x fragilishybrid crack-willowlivetrunkMinor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma resinaceum/Ganoderma resinaceuma bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutslivetrunkMinor

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

Ganoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ganoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGanoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus)
GenusGanoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGANODERMATACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Ganoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Ainsworth, M. 2001 Stipes and spores in two British Ganoderma species Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 64-65.
Mattock, G. 2001 Notes on British Ganoderma species - emphasising the annual species and G. carnosum Field Mycology Vol 2 (2): 60-64.

Ganoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ganoderma resinaceum (a bracket fungus):

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