BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Buxus sempervirens L. (Box)

Red data list status RDB

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Buxus sempervirens Plant 3 April 1977 North Hampshire England 1
Buxus sempervirens Plant 30 July 1970 Surrey England 1

Suggested Literature

Buxus sempervirens may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Buxus sempervirens:

Photos is parasitised by Phyllactinia guttata - Hazel Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Foreign Ing, B., 1990
bark (rotten) rotten bark is decayed by effuse colony of Brachysporium dematiaceous anamorph Brachysporium britannicum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark (trunk) (living) living bark (trunk) is associate of fruitbody Dendrothele acerina - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Corticiaceae) UK/Ireland Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bark bark is decayed by effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Sporidesmium altum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark bark is decayed by fruitbody Dendrothele commixta - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Corticiaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by superficial, clustered perithecium Nectria desmazieri - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch (dead, fallen) dead, fallen branch is decayed by fruitbody Polyporus tuberaster - Tuberous Polypore (Polyporales: Polyporaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
branch (dead, soft, decayed) dead, soft, decayed branch is decayed by fruitbody Stypella legonii - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on, or inside, rotten wood]
branch (decorticate) decorticate branch is decayed by mostly superficial pseudothecium Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (decorticate) decorticate branch is decayed by colony of Dendryphiopsis dematiaceous anamorph Kirschsteiniothelia aethiops - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by perithecium Melanopsammella inaequalis - a pyrenomycete (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially when covered by leaf mould]
branch (fallen, dead) fallen, dead branch is decayed by colony of Gonytrichum dematiaceous anamorph Melanopsammella inaequalis - a pyrenomycete (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially when covered by leaf mould]
branch (small) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed branch (small) is decayed by fruitbody Micromphale foetidum - Foetid Parachute (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
branch (thick) (dead) dead branch (thick) is decayed by stromatic, immersed, multi-level perithecium Camarops lutea - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Boliniales: Boliniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often stains surrounding wood bright yellow]
branch (thick) (dead) dead branch (thick) is decayed by erumpent stroma Camarops lutea - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Boliniales: Boliniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often stains surrounding wood bright yellow]
Photos branch (thin) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) is decayed by fruitbody Postia subcaesia - Bluing Bracket (Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
inflorescence inflorescence is galled by Eriophyes canestrini - a gall mite (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf (bleached, dead) bleached, dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous thyriothecium Microthyrium macrosporum - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent, pushing up and splitting epidermis conidioma of Blennoria coelomycetous anamorph Blennoria buxi - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, then splitting epidermis conidioma of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph Dothiorella candollei - a coelomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed conidioma of Sarcophoma coelomycetous anamorph Guignardia miribelii - an ascomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial mycelium Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium Microthyrium ciliatum var. hederae - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Sesquicillium anamorph Sesquicillium buxi - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis stictica - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, crowded, hypophyllous perithecium Hyponectria buxi - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes slightly depressed, pinkish, then olivaceous brown spots]
Photos leaf (dead, attached) dead, attached leaf is decayed by fruitbody Marasmius buxi - Box Parachute (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by superficial, hypophyllous perithecium Pseudonectria rousseliana - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by superficial, hypophyllous sporodochium of Volutella anamorph Pseudonectria rousseliana - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody Marasmius buxi - Box Parachute (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent, pushing up and splitting epidermis conidioma of Blennoria coelomycetous anamorph Blennoria buxi - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by immersed, then splitting epidermis conidioma of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph Dothiorella candollei - a coelomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by immersed conidioma of Sarcophoma coelomycetous anamorph Guignardia miribelii - an ascomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by immersed, crowded, hypophyllous perithecium Hyponectria buxi - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes slightly depressed, pinkish, then olivaceous brown spots]
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Puccinia buxi - Box Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Restricted Major 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 may be infected and damaged by colony of Cylindrocladium dematiaceous anamorph Cylindrocladium buxicola - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp [causes leaf to turn brown and fall, may kill whole branch]
Henricot, B., Pérez-Sierra, A. & Prior, C., 2000
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by superficial, hypophyllous sporodochium of Volutella anamorph Pseudonectria rousseliana - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf, esp margin (live) live leaf, esp margin is spotted by subepidermal pseudothecium Mycosphaerella buxicola - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes milk-white spots with brown borders, mostly around the leaf margins]
leaf leaf is galled by larva Monarthropalpus buxi - a gall midge (Diptera: Cecidomyiidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
log (rotting) rotting log is decayed by effuse colony of Pachnocybe anamorph Pachnocybe albida - a urediniomycete fungus (Atractiellales: Pachnocybaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by Psylla buxi - a jumping plantlouse (Homoptera: Psyllidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
stick (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed stick is decayed by fruitbody Micromphale foetidum - Foetid Parachute (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos stick (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed stick is decayed by fruitbody Postia subcaesia - Bluing Bracket (Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by stromatic, immersed, multi-level perithecium Camarops lutea - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Boliniales: Boliniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often stains surrounding wood bright yellow]
stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by erumpent stroma Camarops lutea - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Boliniales: Boliniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [often stains surrounding wood bright yellow]
Photos trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora proxima - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
trunk (dead, fallen, soft, decayed) dead, fallen, soft, decayed trunk is decayed by fruitbody Stypella legonii - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on, or inside, rotten wood]
Photos trunk (dead, fallen, very decayed) dead, fallen, very decayed trunk is decayed by fruitbody Pluteus podospileus - a shield (Agaricales: Pluteaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. on calcareous soil]
Photos trunk (live) live trunk is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora proxima - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) Restricted Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos trunk, sapling (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling is decayed by fruitbody Postia subcaesia - Bluing Bracket (Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis stictica - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by superficial, small clustered perithecium Gibberella buxi - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by fruitbody Dendrothele commixta - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Corticiaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
twig (small) (dead) dead twig (small) is decayed by immersed, then splitting epidermis conidioma of Dothiorella coelomycetous anamorph Dothiorella candollei - a coelomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (small) twig (small) is decayed by erumpent, pushing up and splitting epidermis conidioma of Blennoria coelomycetous anamorph Blennoria buxi - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos twig, esp leaf scar (dead) dead twig, esp leaf scar is decayed by superficial, clustered perithecium Nectria desmazieri - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (base of bush) wood (base of bush) is decayed by colony of Geniculosporium dematiaceous anamorph Rosellinia buxi - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (base of bush) wood (base of bush) is decayed by superficial, subiculate perithecium Rosellinia buxi - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Hymenochaete corrugata - Glue Fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora boidinii - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Hyphodermella corrugata - a resupinate fungus (Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Phlebiella pseudotsugae - a resupinate fungus (Polyporales: Xenasmataceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Exidiopsis effusa - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Stypella crystallina - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Hyphodontia rimosissima - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Postia subcaesia - Bluing Bracket (Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos wood (dead, very decayed) dead, very decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Pluteus podospileus - a shield (Agaricales: Pluteaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [esp. on calcareous soil]
Photos wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Coniophora arida - a resupinate bolete (Boletales: Coniophoraceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (fallen) fallen wood is decayed by resupinate fruitbody Eichleriella deglubens - a jelly fungus (Tremellales: Exidiaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (green-stained) green-stained wood is decayed by effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Sporidesmium altum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos wood (live) live wood is parasitised by fruitbody Hymenochaete corrugata - Glue Fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [saprobic or weakly parasitic]
wood (rotten) rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Actinocladium anamorph Actinocladium rhodosporum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (rotten) rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Brachysporium dematiaceous anamorph Brachysporium britannicum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (rotten) rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Sporidesmium dematiaceous anamorph Sporidesmium adscendens - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Buxus sempervirens may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

RHS Gardening For All: http://www.rhs.org.uk/index.asp RHS Gardening For All
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Henricot, B., Pérez-Sierra, A. & Prior, C., 2000 A new blight disease on Buxus in the UK caused by the fungus Cylindrocladium
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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