Chamaemyces fracidus (Fr.) Donk
(Dewdrop Dapperling)

Interactions where Chamaemyces fracidus 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
basidiome basidiome is associated with Mercurialis perennis Dog’s Mercury Malpighiales: Euphorbiaceae 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/Chamaemyces fracidus/Chamaemyces fracidusdewdrop dapperlingbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Mercurialis perennis/Mercurialis perennisdog's mercury
basidiome basidiome is associated with [Broadleaved trees] broadleaved, frondose or deciduous 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/Chamaemyces fracidus/Chamaemyces fracidusdewdrop dapperlingbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/Broadleaved treesbroadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees
basidiome basidiome is associated with 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/Chamaemyces fracidus/Chamaemyces fracidusdewdrop dapperlingbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Poales/Poaceae/Poaceaegrasses, couch

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

Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2015 Fungal Portraits: No. 62: Chamaemyces fracidus Field Mycology Vol 16 (2): 39-40.
Vellinga, E.C. Chamaemyces Batt. ex Earle Vellinga, E.C. Agaricaceae (Fr.) Cohn (Key to genera), 2pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 5

Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Chamaemyces fracidus (Dewdrop Dapperling)
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