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Laurus nobilis L. (Bay, Bay Laurel)

Suggested Literature

Laurus nobilis 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 Laurus nobilis:

Photos (live) live is parasitised by Golovinomyces orontii - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by superficial stroma Hypocrea splendens - a stromatic pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch branch is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpent pycnidium of Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph Microsphaeropsis olivacea - a coelomycete (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Acrodictyopsis dematiaceous anamorph Acrodictyopsis lauri - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Ampulliferina dematiaceous anamorph Ampulliferina lauri - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Camposporium dematiaceous anamorph Camposporium antennatum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph Chalara fungorum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Circinotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Circinotrichum britannicum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph Coleophoma cylindrospora - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Corynespora dematiaceous anamorph Corynesporopsis uniseptata - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Dactylaria anamorph Dactylaria obtriangularia - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous, gregarious, subepidermal perithecium Massarina papulosa - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Lophiostomataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Isthmolongispora anamorph Isthmolongispora minima - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent acervulus of Gloeosporidiella coelomycetous anamorph Gloeosporidiella nobilis - a coelomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by epiphyllous, opening by little lid apothecium Hysterostegiella lauri - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by superficial, sessile to subsessile apothecium Hyaloscypha mirabilis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Polyscytalum anamorph Polyscytalum gracilisporum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Pseudomicrodochium anamorph Pseudomicrodochium lauri - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Pterygosporopsis dematiaceous anamorph Pterygosporopsis fragilis - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by conidioma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Cytospora lauri - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, in groups of about 10 perithecium Valsa ceratosperma - a valsoid pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent, solitary perithecium Nectriella consolationis - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium Melanospora longisetosa - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Ceratostomataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by floccose colony of Septofusidium anamorph Septofusidium elegantulum - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Cylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Cylindrotrichum clavatum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Endophragmiella dematiaceous anamorph Endophragmiella lauri - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Lasiosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Beltraniella dematiaceous anamorph Beltraniella pirozynskii - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed, indistinctly clypeate perithecium Anthostomella spartii - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Subulispora anamorph Subulispora minima - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Tetraposporium dematiaceous anamorph Tetraposporium ravenelii - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Zygosporium dematiaceous anamorph Zygosporium echinosporum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by colony of Zygosporium anamorph Zygosporium gibbum - an anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by immersed stroma Phacidium multivalve - a discomycete (Helotiales: Phacidiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by conidioma of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Phacidium multivalve - a discomycete (Helotiales: Phacidiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, immersed, stromatic apothecium Phacidium multivalve - a discomycete (Helotiales: Phacidiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Weisneriomyces dematiaceous anamorph Wiesneriomyces laurinus - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fading) fading leaf may be infected and damaged by immersed, raising the epidermis conidioma of Phompsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe nobilis - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes girdling cankers and death of shoots]
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium Microthyrium lauri - a fly speck fungus (Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Hemibeltrania dematiaceous anamorph Hemibeltrania mitrata - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Idriella dematiaceous anamorph Idriella grisea - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Helotiales: Helotiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Dictyochaeta dematiaceous anamorph Dictyochaeta simplex - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Sordariales: Chaetosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous conidial anamorph Oidium lauracearum - an anamorphic powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Fox, R.T.V., 2002
leaf (rotting) rotting leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Polyscytalum dematiaceous anamorph Polyscytalum fecundissimum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is galled by Trioza alacris - a jumping plantlouse (Homoptera: Psyllidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Priophorus pallipes - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958 [(Error for Prunus laurocerasus?)]
leaf leaf is decayed by hypophyllous colony of Pseudocercospora dematiaceous anamorph Pseudocercospora unicolor - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Pyricularia dematiaceous anamorph Pyricularia lauri - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Magnaporthaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is spotted by mycelium Phytophthora ramorum - Sudden Oak Death (Causative Organism), Sod (Pythiales: Pythiaceae) UK/Ireland Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004
Photos stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus - Giant Polypore (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos trunk (base) trunk (base) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus - Giant Polypore (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma applanatum - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma australe - Artist's Fungus (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos trunk (large) (dead) dead trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus - Giant Polypore (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma applanatum - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma australe - Artist's Fungus (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph Diplodia laurina - a coelomycete (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Camarosporium lauri - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Cytospora lauri - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, surrounded by black line perithecium Diaporthe nobilis - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig twig is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpent pycnidium of Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph Microsphaeropsis olivacea - a coelomycete (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (rotten) rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Phaeoisaria dematiaceous anamorph Phaeoisaria clavulata - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Calosphaeriales: Calosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
woody debris (dead, fallen) dead, fallen woody debris is decayed by toadstool Psathyrella melanthina (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae) Foreign Kibby, G., 2007

Laurus nobilis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Fox, R.T.V., 2002 Fungal foes in your garden: 53: Powdery mildew on Sweet Bay Laurel
Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004 Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and dieback
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Kibby, G., 2007 Fungal Portriats No 32: Psathyrella melanthina
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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