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Salix myrsinifolia Salisb. (Dark-leaved Willow)

Scarcity (regional) Scarce

Suggested Literature

Salix myrsinifolia may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)
Salix
(willows)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Salix myrsinifolia:

is parasitised by Uncinula adunca var. adunca - Willow And Poplar Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
bud and bud-peduncle (live) live bud and bud-peduncle is galled by larva Euura mucronata - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Melampsora epitea - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous, subepidermal telium Melampsora epitea - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Melampsoraceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (midrib underside) leaf (midrib underside) is galled by larva Pontania arcticornis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [yellowish-green, slightly pubescent, irregular pea-shaped or purse-shaped pyriform gall, usually less than 10mm long, attached to mid-vein on underside of leaf and bent sideways, outwards from midrib]
leaf (midrib underside) leaf (midrib underside) is galled by larva Pontania harrisoni - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [mostly greenish-yellow, pubescent, irregular pea-shaped pyriform, bi- or tricuspid gall, often over 10mm long, attached to mid-vein on underside of leaf]
leaf (upperside) leaf (upperside) is galled by larva Pontania dolichura - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) UK/Ireland Major Benson, R.B., 1958 [dark purple or red above, green below, sausage-shaped galls, 2-3/5-13mm, often paired either side of the midrib, project only from upper surface]
leaf leaf is galled by larva Pontania pustulator - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [large, often reddish bean-shaped gall transected by leaf-blade]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus flavescens - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus stichi - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Major Benson, R.B., 1958

Salix myrsinifolia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Salix
(willows)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews

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