BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Monotropa hypopitys L. (Yellow Bird's-nest)
| Notes (MWS) | An achlorophyllous plant which is parasitic on ectomycorrhiza of Tricholoma species, especially T. cingulatum with Salix and T. terreum with Pinus, although it is also found under Beech and other trees. |
Records (and photo sets)
| Taxon | Summary | Date | Vice-county | Country |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monotropa hypopitys | In flower | 10 July 2005 | Oxon | England | 4 |
| Monotropa hypopitys | Plant | 6 August 1978 | Surrey | England | 2 |
| Monotropa hypopitys | Plant | 3 August 1970 | Surrey | England | 1 |
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon | |
 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subspecies | Monotropa hypopitys ssp. hypopitys L.sensu stricto (a bird's-nest) | 10 | 2 |
Suggested Literature
Identification Works
| Davis, S., 2004, Yellow Bird's-nest, British Wildlife, Vol 15, No. 6: 386 | Yellow Bird's-nest |
General Works
| Leake, J.R., 2005 | Plants parasitic on fungi: unearthing the fungi in myco-heterotrophs and debunking the "saprophytic" plant myth |
Monotropa hypopitys may also be covered by literature listed under:
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BIOTA (living things) |
Eukaryota (eukaryotes) |
PLANTAE (plants) |
SPERMATOPHYTA (vascular plants) |
MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Monotropa hypopitys is associated with:
 |
plant | Tricholoma - knight toadstools (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) | plant parasitises mycorrhiza | 
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Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005 |
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plant | Tricholoma cingulatum - Girdled Knight (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) | plant parasitises Salix mycorrhiza | Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005 | |
|
plant | Tricholoma terreum - Grey Knight (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae) | plant parasitises Pinus mycorrhiza | Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005 |
Associated with Monotropa hypopitys:
Monotropa hypopitys may be associated with taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
References
| Spooner, B. & Roberts, P., 2005 | Fungi |
