Tubaria conspersa (Pers.) Fayod
(Felted Twiglet)

Interactions where Tubaria conspersa 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 dead, decayed litter [Trees] broadleaved and coniferous 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/Agaricales/Tubariaceae/Tubaria conspersa/Tubaria conspersafelted twigletfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, decayedlitter

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

Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet)
GenusTubaria (a genus of twiglet toadstools)
FamilyTUBARIACEAE (a family of fungi)
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 Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2014 Editorial (Jan 2014) Field Mycology Vol 15 (1): 2.

Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 38 images of Tubaria conspersa (Felted Twiglet)

A small +/- russet toadstool that dries ochraceous. The cap is finely scaley with persistent fleecy white scales at the margin. It grows in litter. Very close to Tubaria furfuracea

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