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Daedalea quercina (L.) Pers., 1801 (Oak Mazegill)

Notes (MWS)

A common bracket fungus on broad-leaved trees, especially *Quercus*. A medium-sized species with a hard corky texture that is slow to decay. Unlike most bracket fungi which have pores, this species has thick corky gill-like plates.

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Daedalea quercina	Fruitbody	24 December 1998	Berks	England		7	1
Daedalea quercina	Fruitbody	15 February 1976	West Sussex	England	2
Daedalea quercina	Fruitbody	25 May 1974	Mid-west Yorkshire	England	2
Daedalea quercina	Fruitbody	24 September 1968	East Sussex	England	2

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Legon, N.W., 2006

Profiles of Fungi: 136. Daedalea quercina

Daedalea quercina may also be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

POLYPORALES
(polypores)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Daedalea quercina is associated with:

bracket	Acer campestre - Field Maple (Aceraceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Betula - birches (Betulaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W., 2006 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Castanea sativa - Sweet Chestnut (Fagaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W., 2006 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [causes a progressive brown rot, fruiting after the host dies]
bracket	Fagus sylvatica - Beech (Fagaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W., 2006 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Quercus - oaks (Fagaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W., 2006 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [causes a progressive brown rot, fruiting after the host dies]
bracket	Aesculus - horse chestnuts (Hippocastanaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Fraxinus - ashes (Oleaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Populus - poplars (Salicaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bracket	Ulmus procera - English Elm (Ulmaceae)	bracket is saprobic on hard, barely decayed wood	Legon, N.W., 2006 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Associated with Daedalea quercina:

Daedalea quercina may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MYCETEAE
(fungi, moulds and lichens)

BASIDIOMYCETES
(spore droppers)

POLYPORALES
(polypores)

References

Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Legon, N.W., 2006	Profiles of Fungi: 136. Daedalea quercina

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