Piptoporus quercinus (Schrad.) P. Karst.
(Oak Polypore)

Interactions where Piptoporus quercinus 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 parasitises white-rotted UK/IrelandRare Fagus sylvatica Beech Fagales: Fagaceae Polyporus quercinus on Fagus sylvatica, Cartwright, K. St G., 1951
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Piptoporus quercinus/Piptoporus quercinusoak polyporefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus sylvatica/Fagus sylvaticabeechwhite-rottedRare
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises dead, fallen, white-rotted branch UK/IrelandRestricted Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Polyporus quercinus on Fagus sylvatica, Cartwright, K. St G., 1951
The rare oak polypore Piptoporus quercinus: Population structure, spore germination and growth, Crockatt, M.E., Campbell, A., Allum, L., Ainsworth, A.M. & Boddy, L., 2010
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/Fomitopsidaceae/Piptoporus quercinus/Piptoporus quercinusoak polyporefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, fallen, white-rottedbranchSole
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises dead, white-rotted stump UK/IrelandRestricted Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Polyporus quercinus on Fagus sylvatica, Cartwright, K. St G., 1951
The rare oak polypore Piptoporus quercinus: Population structure, spore germination and growth, Crockatt, M.E., Campbell, A., Allum, L., Ainsworth, A.M. & Boddy, L., 2010
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/Fomitopsidaceae/Piptoporus quercinus/Piptoporus quercinusoak polyporefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksdead, white-rottedstumpSole
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises live, white-rotted trunk UK/IrelandRestricted Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae Polyporus quercinus on Fagus sylvatica, Cartwright, K. St G., 1951
The rare oak polypore Piptoporus quercinus: Population structure, spore germination and growth, Crockatt, M.E., Campbell, A., Allum, L., Ainsworth, A.M. & Boddy, L., 2010
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/Fomitopsidaceae/Piptoporus quercinus/Piptoporus quercinusoak polyporefruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakslive, white-rottedtrunkSole

Piptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Piptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Cartwright, K. St G., 1951Polyporus quercinus on Fagus sylvaticaTBMS Vol 34 (4): 604-606,IN11-IN12.
Crockatt, M.E., Campbell, A., Allum, L., Ainsworth, A.M. & Boddy, L., 2010The rare oak polypore Piptoporus quercinus: Population structure, spore germination and growthFungEcol Vol 03 (2): 94-106.
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:
SpeciesPiptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore)
GenusPiptoporus (a genus of bracket fungi)
FamilyFOMITOPSIDACEAE (a family of bracket fungi)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
SubclassAGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
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 Piptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Evans, S. 2006 Conservation corner - Oct 2006 Vol 7 (4)
Evans, S. 2001 Conservation Corner (Oct 2001) Vol 2 (4)
Green, T. 2000 A rare fungus and rare trees Field Mycology Vol 1 (4): 133-134.
Mattock, G. 2006 Piptoporus quercinus Vol 7 (4) Page: 132
Overall, A. 2010 Fungi Royale: some interesting larger fungi of the Royal Parks - Part 1 Field Mycology Vol 11 (3): 101-4.

Piptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore) may also 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 Piptoporus quercinus (Oak Polypore):

Endangered

Annex

Tranche 2, Feb 1999 (as Buglossoporus pulvinus)

Schedule 8 of the Wildlife and Countryside Act, 1981 (as Buglossoporus pulvinus)

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