Polyporus umbellatus (Pers.) Fr.
(Umbrella Polypore)

Interactions where Polyporus umbellatus 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 saprobic on root? 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Polyporus umbellatus/Polyporus umbellatusumbrella polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesroot?
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on root? 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/Polyporaceae/Polyporus umbellatus/Polyporus umbellatusumbrella polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamroot?
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on root? 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/Polyporaceae/Polyporus umbellatus/Polyporus umbellatusumbrella polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesroot?
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on root? Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae 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/Polyporaceae/Polyporus umbellatus/Polyporus umbellatusumbrella polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimesroot?
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on root? [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees 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/Polyporaceae/Polyporus umbellatus/Polyporus umbellatusumbrella polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous treesroot?

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

Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore)
GenusPolyporus (a genus of stipitate bracket fungi)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
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 Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A 2008 Notes and Records (Oct 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (4): 139-141.
Russell, P. 2004 Polyporus (=Dendropolyporus) umbellatus Vol 5 (4) Page: 119
Stephenson, C.R. 2009 Thirty Years of Mycology - a pictorial journey Field Mycology Vol 10 (3): 90-93.

Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Henrici, A. 2004 Notes and Records (April 2008) Field Mycology Vol 9 (2): 69-72.
Henrici, A. 2001 Notes and Records (July 2001) Field Mycology Vol 2 (3): 80-81.
Henrici, A. 2001 Notes and Records (Oct 2001) Field Mycology Vol 2 (4): 136-138.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Polyporus umbellatus (Umbrella Polypore)

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