Leccinum vulpinum Watling
(Foxy Bolete)

Interactions where Leccinum vulpinum 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 is associated with UK/IrelandQuestionable Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry Ericales: Ericaceae Notes & Records (Jul 2014), Henrici, A., 2014
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum vulpinum/Leccinum vulpinumfoxy boleteRecipient uncertainfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos uva-ursi/Arctostaphylos uva-ursibearberry
fruitbody fruitbody is associated with Vaccinium myrtillus Bilberry Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum vulpinum/Leccinum vulpinumfoxy boletefruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium myrtillus/Vaccinium myrtillusbilberry
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Pinus sylvestris Scots Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum vulpinum/Leccinum vulpinumfoxy boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris/Pinus sylvestrisScots pineliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableRestricted Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian 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 of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum vulpinum/Leccinum vulpinumfoxy boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pineliverootSole

Author & YearTitleSource
Henrici, A., 2014Notes & Records (Jul 2014)Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 104-107, Rear cover.
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
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005Boletes and their alliesBritish Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)
GenusLeccinum (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Burnham, A. 2004 Leccinum vulpinum Vol 5 (4) Page: 119

Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 2 images of Leccinum vulpinum (Foxy Bolete)

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