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Abies lowiana (Gordon) A.Murray (Low's Fir)

Suggested Literature

Abies lowiana may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
PINOPSIDA
(conifers)
PINACEAE
(pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Abies lowiana:

needle (short, thick, spirally arranged) short, thick, spirally arranged needle is galled by hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
needle (short, thick, spirally arranged) short, thick, spirally arranged needle is galled by pycnium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards) pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem is galled by mycelium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes witch's broom. Infected shoots are pale yellow, thick and short and grow vertically upwards with short, thick, spirally-arranged leaves]

Abies lowiana may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)
PINACEAE
(pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)
Abies
(firs)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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