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Prunus amygdalus (Almond)

Suggested Literature

Prunus amygdalus 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 amygdalus:

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 (curled, reddened) curled, reddened leaf is galled by infection Taphrina deformans - a tongue fungus (Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
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]
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 (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]

Prunus amygdalus 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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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