Ganoderma adspersum (Schulzer) Donk
(Southern Bracket)

Interactions where Ganoderma adspersum 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 parasitises live trunk Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo Ginkgoales: Ginkgoaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgolivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Ginkgo biloba Maidenhair Tree or Ginkgo Ginkgoales: Ginkgoaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Ginkgoopsida/Ginkgoales/Ginkgoaceae/Ginkgo biloba/Ginkgo bilobamaidenhair tree or ginkgodeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Rhododendron ponticum Rhododendron Ericales: Ericaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whinlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Ulex europaeus Gorse, Furze, Whin Fabales: Fabaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Ulex europaeus/Ulex europaeusgorse, furze, whindeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Major Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeecheslivetrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/FagusbeechesdeadtrunkMajor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Pterocarya fraxinifolia Caucasian Wingnut Fagales: Juglandaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Pterocarya fraxinifolia/Pterocarya fraxinifoliaCaucasian wingnutlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Pterocarya fraxinifolia Caucasian Wingnut Fagales: Juglandaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Juglandaceae/Pterocarya fraxinifolia/Pterocarya fraxinifoliaCaucasian wingnutdeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Buddleja davidii Butterfly Bush, Butterfly-bush Lamiales: Scrophulariaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Scrophulariaceae/Buddleja davidii/Buddleja davidiibutterfly bush, butterfly-bushdeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloelivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Prunus spinosa Blackthorn, Sloe Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/Prunus spinosablackthorn, sloedeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Rosa longicuspis a rose Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa longicuspis/Rosa longicuspisa roselivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Rosa longicuspis a rose Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Rosa longicuspis/Rosa longicuspisa rosedeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Spiraea hypericifolia a bridewort Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea hypericifolia/Spiraea hypericifoliaa bridewortlivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Spiraea hypericifolia a bridewort Rosales: Rosaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea hypericifolia/Spiraea hypericifoliaa bridewortdeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved trees and shrubs Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubslivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk [Broadleaved trees and shrubs] broadleaved 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees and shrubs/Broadleaved trees and shrubsbroadleaved trees and shrubsdeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Laurus nobilis Bay, Bay Laurel Laurales: Lauraceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Laurales/Lauraceae/Laurus nobilis/Laurus nobilisbay, bay laurellivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Laurus nobilis Bay, Bay Laurel Laurales: Lauraceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Laurales/Lauraceae/Laurus nobilis/Laurus nobilisbay, bay laureldeadtrunk
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live trunk Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle, Monkey-puzzle Pinales: Araucariaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Araucariaceae/Araucaria araucana/Araucaria araucanamonkey puzzle, monkey-puzzlelivetrunk
fruitbody fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk Araucaria araucana Monkey Puzzle, Monkey-puzzle Pinales: Araucariaceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Araucariaceae/Araucaria araucana/Araucaria araucanamonkey puzzle, monkey-puzzledeadtrunk

Interactions where Ganoderma adspersum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part 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 Summary
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Minor Clitopilus hobsonii Miller’s Oysterling Agaricales: Entolomataceae 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/Entolomataceae/Clitopilus hobsonii/Clitopilus hobsoniimiller's oysterlingfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketdead, decayedbasidiomeMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed basidiome
(dead, decayed) dead, decayed bracket is decayed by fruitbody Rare Volvariella bombycina Silky Rosegill Agaricales: Pluteaceae 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/Pluteaceae/Volvariella bombycina/Volvariella bombycinasilky rosegillfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketdead, decayedbracketRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed bracket
(decaying) decaying basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketdecayingbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on decaying basidiome
(mummified) mummified basidiome is decayed by fruitbody Collybia cirrhata Piggyback Shanklet Agaricales: Tricholomataceae 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/Collybia cirrhata/Collybia cirrhatapiggyback shankletfruitbody Fungus / saprobe /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketmummifiedbasidiome fruitbody is saprobic on mummified basidiome

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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

Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGanoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
GenusGanoderma (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyGANODERMATACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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 Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Forest Research 2004 Path News Issue 7: April 2004
Kibby, G. 2006 Tiered brackets of Ganoderma applanatum (it’s actually G. australe!) Vol 7 (1) Page: Front cover

Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 62 images of Ganoderma adspersum (Southern Bracket)
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