Xerocomus communis (Bull.) Bon
(a bolete)

Interactions where Xerocomus communis 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 ectomycorrhizal with live root Betula birches Fagales: Betulaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Betula/Betulabirchesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Castanea sativa Sweet Chestnut Fagales: Fagaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Castanea sativa/Castanea sativasweet chestnutliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/IrelandMajor Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species, Hills, A.E., 2008
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/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootMajor
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Tilia limes Malvales: Malvaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Tilia/Tilialimesliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root UK/Ireland [Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs] ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British species, Hills, A.E., 2008
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/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus communis/Xerocomus communisa boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs/Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubsectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubsliveroot

Xerocomus communis (a bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Xerocomus communis (a bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Hills, A.E., 2008The Genus Xerocomus - A personal view with a key to the British speciesField Mycology Vol 9 (3): Front cover, 77-96, rear cover.
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
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesXerocomus communis (a bolete)
GenusXerocomus (a genus of boletes)
FamilyBOLETACEAE (sponge cap toadstools)
OrderBOLETALES (spongecap toadstools and their relatives)
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 Xerocomus communis (a bolete)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2002 Illustrations of rare or little known British boletes Field Mycology Vol 3 (3): 78-83.

Xerocomus communis (a 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 Xerocomus communis (a bolete):

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