Pleurotus cornucopiae (Paulet) Rolland
(Branching Oyster)

Interactions where Pleurotus cornucopiae 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 is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, decayed	wood		Minor		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Fagus/	Fagus	beeches		dead, decayed	trunk (large)		Minor		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead, decayed	wood		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus/	Quercus	oaks		dead, decayed	trunk (large)		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			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 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead, decayed	wood		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			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 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Fraxinus/	Fraxinus	ashes		dead, decayed	trunk (large)		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		dead, decayed	wood				(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			Populus	poplars	Malpighiales: Salicaceae	Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus/	Populus	poplars		dead, decayed	trunk (large)				(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan, Mountain Ash	Rosales: Rosaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/	Sorbus aucuparia	rowan, mountain ash		dead, decayed	wood		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			Sorbus aucuparia	Rowan, Mountain Ash	Rosales: Rosaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Sorbus aucuparia/	Sorbus aucuparia	rowan, mountain ash		dead, decayed	trunk (large)		Rare		(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decayed	wood				(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			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 Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae, Legon, N.W., 1989 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Ulmaceae/Ulmus/	Ulmus	elms		dead, decayed	trunk (large)				(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed	wood				(summer)
fruitbody		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed trunk (large)			[Broadleaved trees]	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster				fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Broadleaved trees/	Broadleaved trees	broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees		dead, decayed	trunk (large)				(summer)

Interactions where Pleurotus cornucopiae is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Filters:

Affected Part		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	Summary
		is associate of larva			Fannia monilis	a lesser house fly	Diptera: Fanniidae	Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae, van Emden, F.I.,, 1954	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Fanniidae/Fannia monilis/	Fannia monilis	a lesser house fly				larva	Fungus / associate			/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Pleurotaceae/Pleurotus cornucopiae/	Pleurotus cornucopiae	branching oyster								larva is associated with

Author & Year	Title	Source
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Legon, N.W., 1989	Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae	Mycologist Vol 03 (4): 194.
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk
van Emden, F.I.,, 1954	Diptera: Cyclorrhapha Calyptrata (I) Sect (a) Tachinidae and Calliphoridae	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 4(a), 133pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Pleurotus
(oyster fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)
Genus	Pleurotus (oyster fungi)
Family	PLEUROTACEAE (oyster fungi)
Order	AGARICALES (mushrooms and toadstools)
Subclass	AGARICOMYCETIDAE (a subclass of basidiomycetes)
Class	AGARICOMYCETES (a class of fungi)
Subphylum	AGARICOMYCOTINA (a subphylum of fungi)
Phylum	BASIDIOMYCOTA (spore droppers, basidiomycetes)
Kingdom	FUNGI (true fungi)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Pleurotus cornucopiae is also a member of:
Macromycetes - larger fungi, macrofungi (via Agaricales)
Fungi s.l. - fungi (in the broad sense) (via Fungi)
Lower Plants - lower plants (via Fungi s.l.)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Legon, N.W.	1989	Profiles of Fungi No. 23: Pleurotus cornucopiae	Mycologist Vol 03 (4): 194.

Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

PLEUROTACEAE
(oyster fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Pleurotus cornucopiae (Branching Oyster):

Pleurotus
(oyster fungi)

PLEUROTACEAE
(oyster fungi)

AGARICALES
(mushrooms and toadstools)

AGARICOMYCETIDAE
(a subclass of basidiomycetes)

AGARICOMYCETES
(a class of fungi)

BASIDIOMYCOTA
(spore droppers, basidiomycetes)

FUNGI
(true fungi)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Macromycetes
(larger fungi, macrofungi)

Fungi s.l.
(fungi (in the broad sense))

BioImages

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