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Iris pseudacorus L. (Yellow Iris, Yellow Flag)

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Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Iris pseudacorus	Plant	5 June 2005	Berks	England	3
Iris pseudacorus	Plant	1 April 2002	Berks	England	1
Iris pseudacorus	Plant	26 May 1975	East Sussex	England	1
Iris pseudacorus	Plant	25 June 1970	East Norfolk	England	1

Suggested Literature

Identification Works

Iris pseudacorus may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Iris pseudacorus:

		is foodplant of larva	Mononychus punctumalbum - Iris Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
		is decayed by fruitbody	Psathyrella typhae - a brittlestem (Agaricales: Psathyrellaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	debris (dead, decaying)	dead, decaying debris is decayed by fruitbody	Typhula trifolii - a minute club fungus (Agaricales: Typhulaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	flower	flower may have adult	Plateumaris sericea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Bullock, J.A., 1992
	flower	flower may have adult	Plateumaris sericea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	leaf (1-year-old, dead)	1-year-old, dead leaf is decayed by apothecium	Belonium nigromaculatum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf may be infected and damaged by stroma	Ectostroma iridis - an ascomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes large, elongated, brown, dead areas surrounded by yellow haloes]
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Neottiospora coelomycetous anamorph	Neottiospora caricina - a coelomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Myrothecium carmichaelii - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Volutella anamorph	Volutella arundinis - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Volutella anamorph	Volutella melaloma - an anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by fruitbody	Phlebiella fibrillosa - a resupinate fungus (Polyporales: Xenasmataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody	Sistotrema diademiferum - a basidiomycete fungus (Polyporales: Sistotremataceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf (dead, fibrous)	dead, fibrous leaf is decayed by subepidermal, becoming erumpent perithecium	Nectriella dacrymycella - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (dry, dead)	dry, dead leaf is decayed by superficial perithecium	Niesslia exosporioides - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Niessliaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (especially end) (fading)	fading leaf (especially end) is spotted by pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph	Phyllosticta pseudacori - a fungus (Dothideales: Botryosphaeriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes elongated grey spots]
	leaf (especially end) (fading)	fading leaf (especially end) is spotted by effuse or punctiform colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Mycosphaerella macrospora - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes oval, brown lesions with grey centres and dark-brown margins]
	leaf (especially end) (live)	live leaf (especially end) is spotted by effuse or punctiform colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph	Mycosphaerella macrospora - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes oval, brown lesions with grey centres and dark-brown margins]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is mined by larva (at first)	Celaena leucostigma - Crescent (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [an inter-parenchymal mine in leaf, then enters the stem]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is mined by larva (early)	Orthotelia sparganella - a small ermine moth (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [said to be a narrow full depth corridor. The larva later feeds in the stem or externally.]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is grazed by larva (later)	Orthotelia sparganella - a small ermine moth (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [said to be a narrow full depth corridor. The larva later feeds in the stem or externally.]
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium	Puccinia iridis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium	Puccinia iridis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
	leaf (live)	live leaf may be infected and damaged by stroma	Ectostroma iridis - an ascomycete		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes large, elongated, brown, dead areas surrounded by yellow haloes]
	leaf (live, patchily brown)	live, patchily brown leaf may be infected and damaged by amphigenous, immersed pseudothecium	Mycosphaerella macrospora - a fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf (upper surface)	leaf (upper surface) is grazed by imago	Aphthona nonstriata - Flag Iris Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 [eats narrow, longitudinal strips between leaf veins] Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf or stem? (dead)	dead leaf or stem? is decayed by immersed perithecium	Ceriophora palustris - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf or stem? (dead)	dead leaf or stem? is decayed by subclypeate perithecium	Anthostomella limitata - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Xylariaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf-mine	leaf-mine may house puparium	Cerodontha iraeos - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [a shallow, whitish corridor running down the leaf and becoming broad. Pupariates internally.]
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Aphthona nonstriata - Flag Iris Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [may bore rather than mine] Cox, M.L., 2007 [causes long, white feeding marks, usually near leaf tip] Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Cerodontha iraeos - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [a shallow, whitish corridor running down the leaf and becoming broad. Pupariates internally.] Spencer, K.A., 1972 [short white mine]
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Rhadinoceraea micans - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1952
	pollen	pollen is foodplant of adult	Donacia thalassina - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	root	root is foodplant of larva	Plateumaris sericea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	root	root may house cocoon	Plateumaris sericea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by apothecium	Belonopsis iridis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by apothecium	Hymenoscyphus repandus - a discomycete (Helotiales: Helotiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by apothecium	Orbilia curvatispora - a glasscup (Orbiliaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by sessile sporodochium of Myrothecium dematiaceous anamorph	Myrothecium carmichaelii - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Hypocreales)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium	Nectria ellisii - a pyrenomycete (Hypocreales: Nectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [growing in damp places]
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph	Colletotrichum dematium - a coelomycete (Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph	Stachybotrys dichroa - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [usually about soil level while stem is still standing, more widespread when laying on ground]
	stem (dead, fibrous)	dead, fibrous stem is decayed by subepidermal, becoming erumpent perithecium	Nectriella dacrymycella - an ascomycete (Hypocreales: Bionectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	stem (live)	live stem may contain larva (later)	Orthotelia sparganella - a small ermine moth (Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [said to be a narrow full depth corridor. The larva later feeds in the stem or externally.]
	stem (live)	live stem is mined by larva (later)	Celaena leucostigma - Crescent (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)		Robbins, R., 1990 [an inter-parenchymal mine in leaf, then enters the stem]

Iris pseudacorus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References