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Robinia pseudoacacia L. (False Acacia, Locust Tree)

Suggested Literature

Robinia pseudoacacia 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 Robinia pseudoacacia:

is parasitised by Microsphaera pseudacaciae - False Acacia Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
is associate of adult Bruchidius varius - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Cucurbitaria elongata - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium Cucurbitaria elongata - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic perithecium Nectria pallidula - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos branch branch is parasitised by haustorium Viscum album - Mistletoe (Viscaceae) UK/Ireland Briggs, J., 1995
Photos branch branch is parasitised by fruitbody Agrocybe cylindracea - Poplar Fieldcap (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) UK/Ireland Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually arising from lesion or knot hole]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Nematus tibialis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1958
pod wall pod wall may contain larva Bruchidius cisti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
Photos root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
seed seed may contain larva Bruchidius cisti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) Questionable Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
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
stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [parasitic then saprobic]
Photos stump (live) live stump is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma lucidum - Lacquered Bracket (Polyporales: Ganodermataceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic or saprobic]
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is parasitised by fruitbody Perenniporia fraxinea - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Polyporaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic then saprobic]
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is decayed by fruitbody Perenniporia fraxinea - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Polyporaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic then saprobic]
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 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
trunk (large) (live) live trunk (large) is parasitised by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius - a bracket fungus (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) 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]
Photos trunk trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Agrocybe cylindracea - Poplar Fieldcap (Agaricales: Bolbitiaceae) UK/Ireland Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [usually arising from lesion or knot hole]
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Cucurbitaria elongata - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium Cucurbitaria elongata - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed in bark stroma Aglaospora profusa - an ascomycete (Pyrenulales: Massariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed in bark, in clusters of 2-5, stromatic pseudothecium Aglaospora profusa - an ascomycete (Pyrenulales: Massariaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe oncostoma - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in small groups perithecium Diaporthe oncostoma - a pyrenomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by stromatic perithecium Nectria pallidula - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood wood is decayed by sometimes effuse Gliocladium anamorph Gliocladium roseum - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Robinia pseudoacacia may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
Briggs, J., 1995 Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
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

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