Amanita muscaria var formosa Pers.
(a fly agaric)

Interactions where Amanita muscaria var formosa 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor 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/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Amanita muscaria var. formosa/Amanita muscaria var. formosaa fly agaricfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandQuestionable [Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs] ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs 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/Amanitaceae/Amanita muscaria var. formosa/Amanita muscaria var. formosaa fly agaricfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs/Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubsectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubsliveroot

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

Amanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Amanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyAmanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric)
SpeciesAmanita muscaria (Fly Agaric)
GenusAmanita (grisettes and amanitas)
FamilyAMANITACEAE (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 Amanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric)

Amanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Amanita muscaria var formosa (a fly agaric):

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