Naucoria escharioides (Fr.) P. Kumm.
(Ochre Aldercap)

Interactions where Naucoria escharioides 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 Restricted 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/Strophariaceae/Naucoria escharioides/Naucoria escharioidesochre aldercapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus/AlnusaldersSole

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

Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNaucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)
GenusNaucoria (aldercap toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2010 Alder Carr Fungi - Agarics and Boleti of Alder Carr Field Mycology Vol 11 (1): 16-22.

Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 79 images of Naucoria escharioides (Ochre Aldercap)

A small, dirty yellowish toadstool that is exclusively associated with Alders (Alnus). It is the commonest of its genus and found in most places where the tree grows.

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