Agrocybe cylindracea (DC.) Maire
(Poplar Fieldcap)

Interactions where Agrocybe cylindracea 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 parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Sambucus nigra Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/Sambucus nigraeldertrunk (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Sambucus nigra Elder Dipsacales: Adoxaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Adoxaceae/Sambucus nigra/Sambucus nigraelderbranch (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree Fabales: Fabaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treetrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Robinia pseudoacacia False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree Fabales: Fabaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeamtrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Carpinus betulus Hornbeam Fagales: Betulaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Carpinus betulus/Carpinus betulushornbeambranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechestrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Fagus beeches Fagales: Fagaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/Fagusbeechesbranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoakstrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/Quercusoaksbranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashestrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Fraxinus ashes Lamiales: Oleaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/Fraxinusashesbranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMajor Populus nigra Black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplartrunk (lesion or knot hole)Major
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMajor Populus nigra Black-poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarbranch (lesion or knot hole)Major
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Populus nigra ’Italica’ Lombardy-poplar, Female Lombardy Poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra 'Italica'/Populus nigra 'Italica'Lombardy-poplar, female Lombardy poplartrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Populus nigra ’Italica’ Lombardy-poplar, Female Lombardy Poplar Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra 'Italica'/Populus nigra 'Italica'Lombardy-poplar, female Lombardy poplarbranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowstrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Salix willows Malpighiales: Salicaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix/Salixwillowsbranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmstrunk (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Ulmus elms Rosales: Ulmaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/Ulmuselmsbranch (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Acer negundo Ashleaf Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer negundo/Acer negundoashleaf mapletrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Acer negundo Ashleaf Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer negundo/Acer negundoashleaf maplebranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great mapletrunk (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole) UK/Ireland Acer pseudoplatanus Sycamore, Great Maple Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Acer pseudoplatanus/Acer pseudoplatanussycamore, great maplebranch (lesion or knot hole)
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutstrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor
fruitbody fruitbody parasitises br (lesion or knot hole) UK/IrelandMinor Aesculus horse chestnuts Sapindales: Sapindaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Sapindales/Sapindaceae/Aesculus/Aesculushorse chestnutsbr (lesion or knot hole)Minor

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

Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAgrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
GenusAgrocybe (a genus of fieldcap toadstools)
FamilySTROPHARIACEAE (a family of toadstools)
OrderAGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
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 Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Overall, A. 2005 Agrocybe cylindracea Vol 6 (2) Page: Back cover
Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M. 2011 Fungi associated with Poplars Field Mycology vol 12 (2): 56-67.

Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Ingold, C.T. 1985 Rapid spore-germination in some Agarics Bull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 19 (1): 32-34.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 20 images of Agrocybe cylindracea (Poplar Fieldcap)
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