Faerberia carbonaria (Alb. & Schwein.) Pouzar
(Firesite Funnel)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesFaerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
FamilyPOLYPORACEAE (a family of polypores)
OrderPOLYPORALES (polypores)
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)
Records of Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel) :
1: Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
28 Sep 2002 OSGR: SU57 51° 30’ N, 1° 20’ W Vice County: Berks (VC 22) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: Fruitbodies - top view - in situImage 2: Fruitbody - side viewImage 3: Frutbodies - three quarter view - in situImage 4: Fruitbody - side view - enlargedImage 5: CystidiaImage 6: Cystidia (2)Image 7: Cystidia (3)Image 8: Cystidia (4)Image 9: Cystidia (5)Image 10: Cystidia (6)Image 11: Cystidia (7)Image 12: Cystidia (8)Image 13: Cystidia (9)Image 14: Cystidia (10)Image 15: Cystidia etcImage 16: CystidiumImage 17: Cystidium (2)Image 18: Cystidium (3)Image 19: SporesImage 20: Spores (2)Image 21: Spores (3)Image 22: Spores (4)Image 23: Spores (5)
2: Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
27 Sep 1983 OSGR: SU26 51° 20’ N, 1° 40’ W Vice County: North Wilts (VC 7) England
large clusters of giant specimens on bonfire site
Image 1: Cap - close-upImage 2: Caps - in situImage 3: Caps - in situ (2)Image 4: Caps - in situ (3)Image 5: Caps - in situ (4)Image 6: GillsImage 7: Gills - close-upImage 8: Side viewImage 9: Side view - lain downImage 10: Side view - lain down (2)Image 11: Side view - lain down (3)Image 12: Side view - lain down (4)Image 13: Gills - enlargedImage 14: Caulocystidia - magnifiedImage 15: Gill cystidia - magnifiedImage 16: Spores - highly magnifiedImage 17: DescriptionImage 18: Description - contd
3: Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
16 Sep 1977 OSGR: SK69 53° 30’ N, 1° 10’ W Vice County: South-west Yorks (VC 63) England
on bonfire site
Image 1: Cap - in situImage 2: Side view - lain down

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bas, C., Kuper, T.W., Noordeloos, M.E. & Vellinga, E.C. 1990 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 2 Flora Agaricina Neerlandica, Vol 2, 137pp, A. A. Balkema
() Bas, C. Pleurotaceae Bas, C. Pleurotaceae, 12pp, Flora Agaricina Neerlandica 2
Pegler, D.N. & Legon, N.W. 1995 Profiles of Fungi No. 67: Geopetalum carbonarium (Alb. & Schwein. ex Pers.) Pat. Mycologist Vol 09 (2): 60.
Watling, R. & Gregory, N.M. 1989 Crepidotaceae, Pleurotaceae and other pleurotoid Agarics British Fungus Flora, vol 6, 157pp, Her Majesty’s Stationery Office

Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 1 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Faerberia carbonaria (Firesite Funnel)
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