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Rhododendron ponticum L. (Rhododendron)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #microphotos
Rhododendron ponticum Nail varnish peels of leaf surfaces 19 April 2006 Berks England 8
Rhododendron ponticum Plant 9 June 2001 Berks England 4
Rhododendron ponticum Plant 6 June 1975 Berks England 1

Suggested Literature

Rhododendron ponticum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ERICACEAE
(heaths and heathers)
Rhododendron
(rhododendrons and azaleas)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Rhododendron ponticum:

is parasitised by Oidium ericinum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bark (dead, attached) dead, attached bark is decayed by fruitbody Hymenochaete cinnamomea - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
bark (dead, fallen) dead, fallen bark is decayed by fruitbody Hymenochaete cinnamomea - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by adult Physocephala nigra - a thick-headed fly (Diptera: Conopidae) Smith, K.G.V., 1969
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph Chalara fungorum - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph Coleophoma empetri - a coelomycete Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Pterygosporopsis dematiaceous anamorph Pterygosporopsis rhododendri - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by mostly epiphyllous acervulus of Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Pestalotiopsis sydowiana - a coelomycete (Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent perithecium Chaetapiospora rhododendri - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [especially near the midrib]
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Pseudomassaria thistletonia - a pyrenomycete (Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (dead, attached) dead, attached leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium Lophomerum ponticum - a discomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [with white or grey lips surrounding a slit-like opening]
Photos leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium Lophomerum ponticum - a discomycete (Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [with white or grey lips surrounding a slit-like opening]
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendri - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Coleosporiaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendri - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Coleosporiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide: http://www.bioimages.org.uk [causes silver spots with purple borders from a few millimetres wide to covering most of the leaf.]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by concentrically arranged acervulus of Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph Glomerella cingulata - a pyrenomycete (Glomerellaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes large, zonate, brown or greyish brown, purple-bordered spots]
Photos root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Grifola frondosa - Hen Of The Woods (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic then saprobic]
Photos root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Grifola frondosa - Hen Of The Woods (Polyporales: Meripilaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 [weakly parasitic then saprobic]
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 (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]
twig (bark) (attached) attached twig (bark) is decayed by opening by slit pseudothecium Lembosina aulographoides - an ascomycete (Asterinaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by thyriothecium Morenoina rhododendri - a fly speck fungus (Asterinaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig, conidial anamorph (dead) dead twig of conidial anamorph is decayed by pycnothyrium Morenoina rhododendri - a fly speck fungus (Asterinaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
wood (dead, attached) dead, attached wood is decayed by fruitbody Hymenochaete cinnamomea - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Hapalopilus nidulans - Cinnamon Bracket (Polyporales: Hapalopilaceae) Minor Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
wood (dead, fallen) dead, fallen wood is decayed by fruitbody Hymenochaete cinnamomea - a resupinate fungus (Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae) Rare Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Rhododendron ponticum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ERICACEAE
(heaths and heathers)
Rhododendron
(rhododendrons and azaleas)

References

Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide: http://www.bioimages.org.uk Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide
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
Smith, K.G.V., 1969 Diptera: Conopidae

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