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Larix decidua
(Larch, European Larch)

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Larix decidua Miller (Larch, European Larch)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Larix decidua		9 July 2005	Oxon	England	2
Larix decidua		1 May 2002	Oxon	England	9	8
Larix decidua		17 July 1999	Berks	England		7
Larix decidua		25 April 1971	East Norfolk	England	1

Suggested Literature

Larix decidua may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

PLANTAE
(plants)

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)

PINACEAE
(pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Larix decidua:

		is foodplant of	Trisetacus laricis - a gall mite (Phytoptidae)		Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous, subepidermal pycnium	Melampsora laricis-populina - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae)		Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by caeomoid aecium	Melampsora laricis-populina - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae)		Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 [on yellow spots] Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Pachynematus imperfectus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Pristiphora laricis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
	log (fallen)	fallen log is decayed by fruitbody	Boidinia peroxydata - a basidiomycete fungus (Russulales: Stereaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	needle (live)	live needle is parasitised by amphigenous, grouped or slightly scattered pycnium	Melampsora populnea - Dog’s Mercury / Pine / Poplar Rust (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae)		Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes yellowish spots]
	needle (live)	live needle is spotted by caeomoid, mostly hypophyllous, grouped or scattered aecium	Melampsora populnea - Dog’s Mercury / Pine / Poplar Rust (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae)		Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes yellowish spots]
	needle	needle is grazed by larva	Anoplonyx destructor - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
	needle	needle is grazed by larva	Pristiphora glauca - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
	needle	needle is grazed by larva	Pristiphora wesmaeli - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
	rot hole	rot hole is associate of larva	Callicera rufa - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)		Rotheray, G.E., 1993

Larix decidua may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

PINOPSIDA
(conifers)

PINACEAE
(pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)

Larix
(larches)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
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
Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006	Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite
Rotheray, G.E., 1993	Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	British Rust Fungi

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