Leccinum scabrum (Bull.) Gray
(Brown Birch Bolete)

Interactions where Leccinum scabrum 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 Restricted 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
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootSole
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Restricted 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
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootSole
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandRestricted 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 of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/BetulabirchesliverootSole

Interactions where Leccinum scabrum 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
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya fulgens a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya fulgens/Pegomya fulgensa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya incisiva a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya incisiva/Pegomya incisivaa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya notabilis a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya notabilis/Pegomya notabilisa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya tabida a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya tabida/Pegomya tabidaa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya vittigera a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya vittigera/Pegomya vittigeraa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody may contain larva Foreign Pegomya zonata a bolete fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), Michelsen, V., 2015
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Pegomya zonata/Pegomya zonataa bolete flylarva Fungus / internal feederForeign /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody larva feeds within fruitbody
fruitbody is parasitised by sporangium Syzygites megalocarpus Toadstool Pin Mould Mucorales: Mucoraceae Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
 /Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Syzygites megalocarpus/Syzygites megalocarpustoadstool pin mouldsporangium Fungus / parasite /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinum scabrum/Leccinum scabrumbrown birch boletefruitbody sporangium parasitises fruitbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998Microfungi on Miscellaneous Substrates: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 246pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Michelsen, V., 2015Taxonomic review of the major larval pests of bolete fungi (Boletaceae) in Europe: The Pegomya fulgens, furva and tabida species groups (Diptera: Anthomyiidae)Zootaxa 4020: 1-31.
Orton, P.D., 1986Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woodsBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 20 (2): 130-145.
Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005Boletes and their alliesBritish Fungus Flora, Vol 1, Revised and enlarged edition edition, 173pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh

Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete)
GenusLeccinum (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives, boletes)
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 Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Hills, A. 2000 Leccinum melaneum Vol 1 (1) Page: Back cover
Orton, P.D. 1988 Notes on British Agarics IX TBMS Vol 91 (4): 545-571.
Phillips, R. 2000 Leccinum molle Vol 1 (1) Page: Back cover
Weightman, J. 2014 From shredded wheat to flour – a look at stipe ornament Field Mycology Vol 15 (3): 100-103.

Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 98 images of Leccinum scabrum (Brown Birch Bolete)
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