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Salix alba L. (White Willow)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Salix alba Plant 17 August 2002 North Wiltshire England 5 3
Salix alba Plant 21 July 2002 Dorset England 1 5

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #webs
Variety Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes (Golden Willow) 3 9

Suggested Literature

Salix alba may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)
Salix
(willows)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Salix alba:

is foodplant of Dorytomus salicis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
is parasitised by Uncinula adunca var. adunca - Willow And Poplar Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
is associate of Euphranta toxoneura - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
may have adult Cryptocephalus primarius - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by effuse colony of Geniculosporium anamorph Nemania effusa - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by superficial or erumpent stroma Nemania effusa - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by Nodulisporium anamorph Hypoxylon multiforme - Birch Woodwart (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by Nodulisporium anamorph Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg. - Rusty Woodwarts (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by widely effused stroma Hypoxylon rubiginosum agg. - Rusty Woodwarts (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Geniculosporium dematiaceous anamorph Nemania serpens - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by superficial or erumpent stroma Nemania serpens - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead, corticate) dead, corticate branch is decayed by erumpent stroma Hypoxylon multiforme - Birch Woodwart (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead, decorticate) dead, decorticate branch is decayed by effuse stroma Hypoxylon multiforme - Birch Woodwart (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia chlorospora - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) UK/Ireland Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by pseudothecium Venturia saliciperda - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent apothecium Drepanopeziza salicis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fallen, old) fallen, old leaf is grazed by mobile cased larva Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Captivity Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by acervulus of Monostichella coelomycetous anamorph Drepanopeziza salicis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by paraphysate uredium Melampsora salicis-albae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Melampsora salicis-albae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Pollaccia dematiaceous anamorph Venturia saliciperda - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes large brown to black spots]
leaf (midrib) leaf (midrib) is galled by larva Euura testaceipes - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf edge leaf edge is rolled by larva Phyllocolpa puella - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf, tree (at least 8m in height) leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) is grazed by adult Zeugophora flavicollis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf leaf is galled by larva Pontania proxima - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [dull rose-pink above, dull pink or yellowish-green below, covered with irregular ridges and protuberances, coffee-bean shaped gall, deeper than broad, transected by leaf blade, projecting about equally above and below the leaf]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Amauronematus histrio - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Empria immersa - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus salicis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1958
male, female catkin male, female catkin may contain larva Dorytomus hirtipennis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
petiole (fallen, old) fallen, old petiole is grazed by mobile cased larva Cryptocephalus decemmaculatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Captivity Cox, M.L., 2007
shoot (live) live shoot is spotted by Pollaccia dematiaceous anamorph Venturia saliciperda - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes large brown to black spots]
stem stem may contain larva Cryptorhynchus lapathi - Withy Beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis salicina - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead, often attached) dead, often attached twig is decayed by erumpent conidioma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Cytospora salicis - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by amphigenous telium Melampsora salicis-albae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by aparaphysate uredium Melampsora salicis-albae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig twig is parasitised by immersed pycnidium of Camarosprium coelomycetous anamorph Camarosporium salicinum - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Salix alba may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Salix
(willows)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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