Inonotus obliquus (Fr.) Pilát
(Chaga)

Interactions where Inonotus obliquus 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 causes gall of live trunk Rare AlnusQuestionable 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/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/Alnusalders?livetrunkRare
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live trunk UK/Ireland 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/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabircheslivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live trunk UK/Ireland Betula pubescens Downy Birch Fagales: Betulaceae A note on the distribution of Poria obliqua (Pers.) Bres., Batko, S., 1950
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula pubescens/Betula pubescensdowny birchlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live trunk Rare PlatanusQuestionable plane trees Proteales: Platanaceae 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/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane trees?livetrunkRare
fruitbody fruitbody causes gall of live trunk Rare MalusQuestionable 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/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus/Malusapples?livetrunkRare

Author & YearTitleSource
Batko, S., 1950A note on the distribution of Poria obliqua (Pers.) Bres.TBMS Vol 33 (1+2): 105-106, Plate 8.
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

Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesInonotus obliquus (Chaga)
GenusInonotus (a genus of bracket fungi)
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 Inonotus obliquus (Chaga)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Batko, S. 1950 A note on the distribution of Poria obliqua (Pers.) Bres. TBMS Vol 33 (1+2): 105-106, Plate 8.

Inonotus obliquus (Chaga) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Conservation

Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A. 2006 Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium Acta Mycologica Vol 41 (2): 305-312.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Inonotus obliquus (Chaga):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 10 images of Inonotus obliquus (Chaga)
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