Armillaria ostoyae (Romagn.) Herink
(Dark Honey Fungus)

Interactions where Armillaria ostoyae is the controlling partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
mycelial fan mycelial fan infects and damages live root UK/IrelandCaptivity Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UK, West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusmycelial fan Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/Rumex obtusifoliusbroad-leaved dockliveroot Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
mycelial fan mycelial fan infects and damages live root collar UK/IrelandCaptivity Rumex obtusifolius Broad-leaved Dock Caryophyllales: Polygonaceae Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UK, West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusmycelial fan Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Polygonaceae/Rumex obtusifolius/Rumex obtusifoliusbroad-leaved dockliveroot collar Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesdecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody infects and damages live UK/IrelandMajor PINOPSIDA conifers Honey fungus – Armillaria species, Anon., 2007
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/PinopsidaconifersliveMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood UK/Ireland Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form) Caledonian Pine Pinales: Pinaceae Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)/Pinus sylvestris (native Scottish form)Caledonian pinedecayedwood
fruitbody fruitbody infects and damages live wood UK/Ireland [Trees and shrubs] trees and shrubs, including conifers 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/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/Trees and shrubstrees and shrubs, including coniferslivewood
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood UK/Ireland [Trees and shrubs] trees and shrubs, including conifers 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/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria ostoyae/Armillaria ostoyaedark honey fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees and shrubs/Trees and shrubstrees and shrubs, including conifersdeadwood

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2007Honey fungus – Armillaria speciesPlant Clinic News Dec 07: 2.
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.
West, J.S., Hughes, C. & Fox, R.T.V., 2000Armillaria mellea can infect the perennial weed, Rumex obtusifolius, in the UKNew Disease Reports Vol 1.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArmillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)
GenusArmillaria (honey fungi)
FamilyPHYSALACRIACEAE (a family of chanterelles)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
ClassAGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
SubphylumAGARICOMYCOTINA
PhylumBASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers)
KingdomFUNGI (true fungi)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus)

Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Armillaria ostoyae (Dark Honey Fungus):

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