Leccinellum crocipodium (Letell.) Della Magg. & Trassin.
(Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete)

Interactions where Leccinellum crocipodium 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 Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Boletes and their allies, Watling, R., Hills, A.E, & Turnbull, E., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Leccinellum crocipodium/Leccinellum crocipodiumsaffron bolete, yellow-cracking boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamliveroot
fruitbody fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root Restricted Quercus oaks Fagales: Fagaceae 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/Leccinellum crocipodium/Leccinellum crocipodiumsaffron bolete, yellow-cracking boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/QuercusoaksliverootSole

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
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

Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLeccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete)
GenusLeccinellum
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 Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Kibby, G. 2000 Leccinum crocipodium Vol 1 (1) Page: Back cover

Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking 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 Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 46 images of Leccinellum crocipodium (Saffron Bolete, Yellow-cracking Bolete)
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