BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Prunus laurocerasus L. (Cherry Laurel)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Prunus laurocerasus In flower 20 April 2002 North Hampshire England 11

Suggested Literature

Prunus laurocerasus 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 laurocerasus:

branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by solitary or in small group apothecium Patellariopsis atrovinosa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered, erumpent apothecium Pezicula houghtonii - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, in ring of 6 to 8, raising sometimes blackened epidermis perithecium Valsa ceuthospora - a valsoid pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by conidioma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Valsa laurocerasi - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [conidia form reddish tendrils]
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by superficial or erumpent stroma Nemania serpens - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by effuse colony of Geniculosporium dematiaceous anamorph Nemania serpens - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead, decorticate, attached) dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Vuilleminia comedens - Waxy Crust (Polyporales: Corticiaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
branch (live, decorticate) live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody Vuilleminia comedens - Waxy Crust (Polyporales: Corticiaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos branch (small) (dead, attached) dead, attached branch (small) is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora incarnata - Rosy Crust (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
branch branch is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bud (dormant) dormant bud is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
flower flower is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
fruit fruit is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph Coleophoma empetri - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed conidioma of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Ceuthospora lauri - a coelomycete (Helotiales: Phacidiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by immersed apothecium Trochila laurocerasi - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) 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 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera tridactyla - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes small purplish spots with yellow centres which enlarge and turn brown in the middle which often drops out]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, immersed apothecium Eupropolella britannica - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes grey areas]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous acervulus of Cryptocline coelomycetous anamorph Trochila laurocerasi - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes whitish spots up to 1.5cm diam, with narrow brown borders]
Photos leaf leaf is parasitised by conidial anamorph Podosphaera pannosa - a conidial powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)
Photos stump (large) (decayed, dead) decayed, dead stump (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody Kuehneromyces mutabilis - Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank (Agaricales: Strophariaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos trunk (large) (decayed, dead, fallen) decayed, dead, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by caespitose fruitbody Kuehneromyces mutabilis - Sheathed Woodtuft, Velvet Tough-shank (Agaricales: Strophariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora incarnata - Rosy Crust (Russulales: Peniophoraceae) 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 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 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Lentinellus laurocerasi - a cockshell fungus (Russulales: Auriscalpiaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos wood wood is decayed by fruitbody Auricularia auricula-judae - Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear Or Judas’s Ear Fungus (Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae) UK/Ireland Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Prunus laurocerasus 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

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota

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