BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Fomes fomentarius (L.) J.J. Kickx, 1867 (Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Fomes fomentarius	Fruitbody	13 April 2005	South Hampshire	England	5
Fomes fomentarius	Fruitbody	9 October 1971	North-east Yorkshire	England	3

Suggested Literature

Fomes fomentarius may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Fomes fomentarius is associated with:

	fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic (esp. N England and Scotland)]
	fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic (esp. S. England)]
	fruitbody	Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak (Fagaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Populus nigra - Black-poplar (Salicaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Pinopsida - conifers	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Picea - spruces (Pinaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Pinus - pines (Pinaceae)	fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Acer pseudoplatanus - Sycamore, Great Maple (Aceraceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic (esp. N England and Scotland)]
	fruitbody	Fagus - beeches (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic (esp. S. England)]
	fruitbody	Quercus robur - Pedunculate Oak (Fagaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Populus nigra - Black-poplar (Salicaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Broadleaved trees - Broadleaved, Frondose Or Deciduous Trees	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Pinopsida - conifers	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Picea - spruces (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]
	fruitbody	Pinus - pines (Pinaceae)	fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprotrophic]

Associated with Fomes fomentarius:

		is decayed by effuse colony of Amblyosporium anamorph	Amblyosporium botrytis - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1998
	fruitbody	fruitbody may contain larva	Bolitophagus reticulatus - a darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992

Fomes fomentarius may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References