Crucibulum laeve (Huds.) Kambly
(Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)

Interactions where Crucibulum laeve 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 decayed stem UK/Ireland [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants 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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdecayedstem
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed compost UK/Ireland [Herbaceous Plants] herbaceous plants 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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Herbaceous Plants/Herbaceous Plantsherbaceous plantsdecayedcompost
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed culm UK/Ireland POACEAE grasses, couch Poales 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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couchdecayedculm
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood chip UK/Ireland [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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedwood chip
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed woody debris UK/Ireland [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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayedwoody debris
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on decayed, fallen twig UK/Ireland [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/Agaricaceae/Crucibulum laeve/Crucibulum laevecommon bird's nest, white-egg bird's nestfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Trees/Treesbroadleaved and coniferous treesdecayed, fallentwig

Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest) 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:
SpeciesCrucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, agaric)
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 Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest)

Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Crucibulum laeve (Common Bird’s Nest, White-egg Bird’s Nest):

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