BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Fragaria (strawberries)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #webs
Species Fragaria vesca L. (Wild Strawberry) 9 14 6 3
Hybrid Fragaria x ananassa (Weston) Lois., Vilm., Nois. & J.Deville (Garden Strawberry)       2

Suggested Literature

Fragaria 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 Fragaria:

is foodplant of larva Anthonomus rubi - Strawberry Blossom Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Otiorhynchus ovatus - a strawberry root weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 1997 [a minor pest]
is foodplant of Lepyrus capucinus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
may have adult Cryptocephalus labiatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
berry (live) live berry is parasitised by colony Peronospora fragariae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
fruit fruit may contain imago Barypeithes araneiformis - Spider Weevil, A Strawberry Fruit Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Morris, M.G., 1997 [a minor pest]
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Gnomonia comari - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous colony Peronospora fragariae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Ramularia anamorph Mycosphaerella fragariae - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes white or greyish spots 1-3mm diam., with dark reddish or purplish brown margins]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, few, peripheral pseudothecium Mycosphaerella fragariae - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes white or greyish spots 1-3mm diam., with dark reddish or purplish brown margins]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph Stagonospora fragariae - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown spots about 1mm diam., with reddish-purple borders]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by conidioma of Zythia coelomycetous anamorph Gnomonia comari - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown blotches with purplish borders, surrounded by yellow haloes.]
leaf leaf is mined by solitary larva Agromyza potentillae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear mine developing into a blotch]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Agromyza sulfuriceps - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Allantus calceatus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Allantus cinctus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Allantus cingulatus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Cladius difformis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [wild and cultivated spp.]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Cladius pectinicornis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [wild and cultivated spp.]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Claremontia confusa - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1952 [locally a pest on Strawberries]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Empria liturata - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Priophorus pallipes - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
pedicel (live) live pedicel is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera aphanis - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [margins of leaves curl upwards in severe infestations]
peduncle (live) live peduncle is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera aphanis - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [margins of leaves curl upwards in severe infestations]
petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by immersed perithecium Gnomonia comari - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
receptacle receptacle is foodplant of immersed pycnidium of Coniella coelomycetous anamorph Coniella fragariae - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Melanconidaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
sepal (live) live sepal is parasitised by colony Peronospora fragariae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
sepal (live) live sepal is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera aphanis - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [margins of leaves curl upwards in severe infestations]
shoot (decaying) decaying shoot may contain larva Rhynchites germanicus - Strawberry Rhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (decaying) decaying stem may contain larva Rhynchites germanicus - Strawberry Rhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stolon (decaying) decaying stolon may contain larva Rhynchites germanicus - Strawberry Rhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stolon (live) live stolon is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera aphanis - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [margins of leaves curl upwards in severe infestations]

Fragaria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

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

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
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
Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils
Morris, M.G., 1997 Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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