BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Dahlia (dahlias)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Dahlia pinnata Cav. (a dahlia)	1

Suggested Literature

Dahlia may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Dahlia:

	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Trichoderma anamorph	Trichoderma longibrachiatum - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph	Ascochyta dahliicola - a coelomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes irregular, 1-4cm diam., grey or whitish spots]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by sorus	Entyloma dahliae - Dahlia Smut Fungus (Entylomatales: Entylomataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round or ellptical, pallid to brown spots]
	leaf-mine (end of)	leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium	Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Chromatomyia horticola - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine linear, whitish, both upper and lower surface]
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Liriomyza strigata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine follows midrib with short offshoots along lateral veins]
	petal (live)	live petal may be infected and damaged by	Itersonilia perplexans - an anamorphic basidiomycete (Filobasidiales: Filobasidiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes "Flower Scorch"]
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Trichoderma anamorph	Trichoderma longibrachiatum - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

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

References