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Prunus domestica L. (Wild Plum)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #webs
Subspecies Prunus domestica ssp. domestica (Plum)     1
Subspecies Prunus domestica ssp. insititia (L.) Bonnier & Layens (Damson) 15 7 3

Suggested Literature

Prunus domestica 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 Prunus domestica:

is foodplant of Otiorhynchus clavipes - Plum Weevil, Red-legged Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997 [a minor pest]
is parasitised by Erysiphe prunastri - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
anther anther is foodplant of adult Orsodacne cerasi - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by conidioma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Leucostoma persoonii - an ascomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [forms red spore tendrils]
branch (live) live branch is parasitised by Phomopsis coleomycetous anamorph Diaporthe perniciosa - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (live) live branch is parasitised by immersed perithecium Diaporthe perniciosa - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch branch is parasitised by haustorium Viscum album - Mistletoe (Viscaceae) UK/Ireland Briggs, J., 1995
Photos flower (live) live flower may be infected and damaged by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Hoplocampa flava - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
Photos fruit (blackened mummified) blackened mummified fruit is decayed by long-stalked apothecium Monilinia laxa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
fruit (developing) developing fruit may contain larva Hoplocampa flava - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [generally falls off when larva is mature]
Photos fruit (live) live fruit is galled by infection Taphrina pruni - Pocket Plum - Causative Organism (Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Pocket Plum"]
fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia carpophila - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 ["Freckle" or "Scab"]
Photos fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown rot]
leaf (fallen, dead, overwintered) fallen, dead, overwintered leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia carpophila - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera tridactyla - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by evanescent conidial anamorph Podosphaera tridactyla - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Tranzschelia discolor - Plum Rust (Uredinales: Uropyxidaceae) 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 effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia carpophila - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by hypophyllous acervulus of Phloeosporella coelomycetous anamorph Blumeriella jaapii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes angular brown spots]
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by hypophyllous acervulus of Microgloeum coelomycetous anamorph Blumeriella jaapii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes angular brown spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium Tranzschelia discolor - Plum Rust (Uredinales: Uropyxidaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [on small yellow or brown spots]
leaf (rotten) rotten leaf is decayed by hypophyllous apothecium Blumeriella jaapii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
ovary ovary may house ovum Hoplocampa flava - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Orsodacne cerasi - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
Photos root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
Photos stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
Photos stump (live) live stump is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
twig (dead) dead twig is foodplant of larva Magdalis ruficornis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by apothecium Dermea padi - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph Dermea padi - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph Dermea prunastri - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by apothecium Dermea prunastri - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora versicolor - a resupinate fungus (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera tridactyla - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by evanescent conidial anamorph Podosphaera tridactyla - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Prunus domestica may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ROSACEAE
(roses and fruit trees)
Prunus
(plums and cherries)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Briggs, J., 1995 Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey
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., 1997 Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae

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