Clitocybe houghtonii (W. Phillips) Dennis
(a funnel cap)

Interactions where Clitocybe houghtonii 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
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting litter Major 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/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe houghtonii/Clitocybe houghtoniia funnel capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesdead, rottinglitterMajor (esp. 11-12)
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead, rotting 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/Tricholomataceae/Clitocybe houghtonii/Clitocybe houghtoniia funnel capfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdead, rottinglitter (esp. 11-12)

Clitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Clitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesClitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap)
GenusClitocybe (funnel caps)
FamilyTRICHOLOMATACEAE (a family of toadstools)
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 Clitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G. 1954 A forgotten British fungus Kew Bulletin vol 9 (3): 423-425.
Greenaway, C. 2005 Clitocybe houghtonii Vol 6 (1) Page: Back cover
Kibby, G. 2006 Recent Finds Field Mycology Vol 7 (1): 21, Rear cover.
Pearson, A.A. 1952 New Records and Observations V. TBMS Vol 35 (2): 97-122, IN1-2.

Clitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Clitocybe houghtonii (a funnel cap):

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