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Alnus glutinosa (L.) Gaertner (Alder)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Alnus glutinosa	Leaf, female cone	25 September 2005	Berks	England	7
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	3 February 1999	Berks	England			3
Alnus glutinosa	In fruit	2 February 1999	Berks	England		5
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	22 February 1998	Berks	England		10
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	29 February 1976	West Sussex	England	2
Alnus glutinosa	Sapling	6 June 1975	Berks	England	1
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	24 June 1971	(Norfolk)	England	1
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	13 March 1971	East Norfolk	England	1
Alnus glutinosa	Plant	6 April 1969	East Sussex	England	1

Suggested Literature

Alnus glutinosa may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

PLANTAE
(plants)

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

BETULACEAE
(birches)

Alnus
(alders)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Alnus glutinosa:

(psyllid-infested)	psyllid-infested is associate of larva	Meliscaeva auricollis - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae)	Rotheray, G.E., 1993
	is foodplant of larva	Chrysomela aenea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of imago	Chrysomela aenea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Luperus flavipes - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Luperus longicornis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of larva	Rhynchaenus testaceus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is foodplant of imago	Compsidolon salicellus - a plantbug (Hemiptera: Miridae)	Nau, B.S., 1984
	is foodplant of imago	Psallus ambiguus - a plantbug (Hemiptera: Miridae)	Nau, B.S., 1984
	is foodplant of imago	Psallus scholtzi - a plant bug (Hemiptera: Miridae)	Nau, B.S., 1984
	is parasitised by	Erysiphe penicillata - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)	Ing, B., 1990
	is parasitised by	Phyllactinia guttata - Hazel Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)	Ing, B., 1990
	is associate of	Poecilium alni - White-banded Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of	Agelastica alni - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of	Abdera flexuosa - a false darkling beetle (Coleoptera: Melandryidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of	Calambus bipustulatus - a click beetle (Coleoptera: Elateridae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
	is associate of fruitbody	Hypholoma myosotis - Olive Brownie (Agaricales: Strophariaceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in wet peaty, acidic soil]
bud (vegetative)	bud (vegetative) may contain larva	Rhynchites nanus - a leafroller weevil (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990
cambium	cambium may contain larva	Dryocoetinus alni - a bark or ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
cambium	cambium may contain larva	Ernoporus fagi - a bark or ambrosia beetle (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
cone, debris (dead, fallen, decaying)	dead, fallen, decaying cone of debris is decayed by fruitbody	Mycena rhenana - a bonnet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (dead, rotting)	dead, rotting leaf is decayed by	Cryptococcus aquaticus - a basidiomycete yeast (Filobasidiales: Filobasidiaceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in stream]
leaf (fallen)	fallen leaf is grazed by mobile cased larva	Cryptocephalus coryli - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal telium	Melampsoridium betulinum - Birch Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium	Melampsoridium betulinum - Birch Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium	Melampsoridium hiratsukanum - Alder Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)	Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups uredium	Melampsoridium hiratsukanum - Alder Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)	Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966 [producing reddish-yellow vein-limited spots on the upper surface. Infected leaves curl upwards.] Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Szabó, I., 2002 Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H., 2004
leaf, debris (dead, fallen, decaying)	dead, fallen, decaying leaf of debris is decayed by fruitbody	Mycena rhenana - a bonnet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
leaf	leaf is foodplant of adult	Cryptocephalus coryli - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)	Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Anoplus roboris - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)	Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Eriocampa ovata - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Monosoma pulverata - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Nematus pavidus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Nematus polyspilus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)	Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf	leaf is rolled by larva	Deporaus betulae - Birch Leaf-roller (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae)	Morris, M.G., 1990 Bullock, J.A., 1992
root (live)	live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody	Paxillus rubicundulus - Alder Rollrim (Boletales: Paxillaceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [on wet or swampy ground]
root (live)	live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody	Lactarius lilacinus - a milkcap (Russulales: Russulaceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [in wet soil]
twig, debris (dead, fallen, decaying)	dead, fallen, decaying twig of debris is decayed by fruitbody	Mycena rhenana - a bonnet (Agaricales: Tricholomataceae)	Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Alnus glutinosa may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Alnus
(alders)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Benson, R.B., 1958	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H., 2004	First record of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on alder in Norway
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Morris, M.G., 1990	Orthocerous Weevils
Nau, B.S., 1984	Notes on the Recording and Identification of Psallus
Rotheray, G.E., 1993	Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe
Szabó, I., 2002	First report of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on common alder in Hungary
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	British Rust Fungi

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