Tulostoma niveum Kers
(White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball)

Interactions where Tulostoma niveum 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
basidiome basidiome is associated with BRYOPSIDA mosses 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/Agaricaceae/Tulostoma niveum/Tulostoma niveumwhite stalkball, white stalk puffballbasidiome Plant / associate /Plantae/Bryophyta/Bryopsida/Bryopsidamosses (early winter - early spring)

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

Tulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball) may also be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Tulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesTulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball)
GenusTulostoma (stalkballs)
FamilyAGARICACEAE (mushrooms, dapperlings and parasols, puffballs and bird’s-nests)
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 Tulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
McNeil, D. 2013 Some noteworthy British Gasteromycete records Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 24-30.

Tulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Conservation

Evans, S. 2003 Conservation Corner (April 2000) Field Mycology Vol 1 (2): 56-57.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Tulostoma niveum (White Stalkball, White Stalk Puffball):

Vulnerable

VU/D2

Tranche 1, Dec 1995

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