BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Vaccinium myrtillus L. (Bilberry)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon	Summary	Date	Vice-county	Country
Vaccinium myrtillus	Bush	3 July 2005		Wales	4
Vaccinium myrtillus	Plant	10 June 2001	Berks	England	4	5
Vaccinium myrtillus	Plant	16 April 1974	(Yorks)	England	1
Vaccinium myrtillus	Plant	31 July 1971	(England)	England	1

Suggested Literature

General Works

Vaccinium myrtillus may also be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Vaccinium myrtillus:

branch (dead, dry)	dead, dry branch is decayed by deep-seated stroma	Pezicula myrtillina - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
fruits (dead, fallen, mummified)	dead, fallen, mummified fruits is decayed by in groups of 2 or 3 apothecium	Monilinia baccarum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by erumpent stroma	Protoventuria myrtilli - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead, fallen)	dead, fallen leaf is decayed by erumpent stroma	Protoventuria elegantula - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live)	live leaf is galled by fruitbody	Exobasidium arescens - a redleaf fungus (Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 1997 [Small, thin, pale or reddish or yellowish leaf spots that appear about midsummer but rapidly dry and disappear, so easily overlooked]
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous colony of conidial anamorph	Podosphaera myrtillina - Bilberry Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium	Podosphaera myrtillina - Bilberry Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Pristiphora mollis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Pristiphora quercus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae)		Benson, R.B., 1958 [smaller race?]
leaf	leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis uredium	Naohidemyces vacciniorum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf	leaf is parasitised by telium	Naohidemyces vacciniorum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf	leaf is parasitised by fruitbody	Exobasidium myrtilli - a redleaf fungus (Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae)		Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 1997
pollen	pollen is collected to provision nest of female	Andrena lapponica - a solitary bee (Hymenoptera: Andrenidae)		Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
shoot	shoot is galled by fruitbody	Exobasidium myrtilli - a redleaf fungus (Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by embedded apothecium	Coccomyces leptideus - an ascomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by acervulus of Seimatosporium coelomycetous anamorph	Seimatosporium vaccinii - a coelomycete (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by immersed just beneath epidermis perithecium	Pseudomassaria vaccinii - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead, attached)	dead, attached twig is decayed by apothecium	Terriera cladophila - an ascomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [on pale spots]
twig (young) (curved)	curved twig (young) is parasitised by Monilia anamorph	Monilinia baccarum - a discomycete (Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae)		Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Vaccinium myrtillus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References