BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Genus Acaena (pirri-pirri burs) 2          
Species Acaena magellanica (Lam.) Vahl (a pirri-pirri-bur)           1
Species Acaena novae-zelandiae Kirk (Pirri-pirri-bur)   8 12      
Genus Agrimonia (agrimonies) 2 9 14     11
Genus Alchemilla (lady's-mantles) 10 57       29
Species Amelanchier lamarckii F.-G.Schroeder (Juneberry)           2
Genus Aphanes (parsley pierts) 2          
Aggregate Aphanes arvensis agg. L. (sensu lato) (parsley piert) 2 1 10     1
Species Aruncus dioicus (Walter) Fern. (Buck's-beard)           3
Genus Cotoneaster (cotoneasters) 1 5 6     6
Genus Crataegus (hawthorns) 3 42 20     283
Species Cydonia oblonga Miller (Quince)           6
Species Dryas octopetala L. (Mountain Avens)         3 26
Genus Filipendula (meadowsweets) 2 16 8     103
Genus Fragaria (strawberries) 2 9 14 6   37
Genus Geum (avens) 9 17 9   3 27
Genus Malus (apples) 4         147
Species Mespilus germanica L. (Medlar)           12
Species Photinia serrulata (a stranvaesia)           1
Genus Potentilla (cinquefoils) 12 57 35     79
Genus Prunus (plums and cherries) 15 107 56 3   452
Genus Pyracantha (firethorns) 2         5
Genus Pyrus (pears) 1         54
Genus Rosa (roses) 26 49 29   3 249
Genus Rubus (brambles) 10 9     3 395
Genus Sanguisorba (burnets) 3 12 10   1 33
Genus Sorbus (whitebeams) 8 16 29   5 197
Genus Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes) 4   11     7

Suggested Literature

ROSACEAE 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 ROSACEAE:

is foodplant of larva Anthonomus rubi - Strawberry Blossom Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Minor Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Gnorimus nobilis - Noble Chafer (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) Jessop, L., 1986 [fruit trees]
may contain larva Rhynchites germanicus - Strawberry Rhynchites (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992 [herbaceous taxa]
is associate of fruitbody Entoloma niphoides - a toadstool (Agaricales: Entolomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
may have epiphytic fruitbody Aleurodiscus aurantius - a basidiomycete (Russulales: Stereaceae) Foreign Eriksson, J., & Ryvarden, L., 1973
branch (dead) dead branch may contain larva Tetrops praeustus - Plum Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Major Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
branch (moribund) moribund branch may contain larva Tetrops praeustus - Plum Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Major Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
cambium of dead twig (below) below cambium of dead twig is mined by larva Magdalis barbicornis - Pear Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002 [woody spp]
flower flower may have adult Orsodacne humeralis - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos fruit fruit is grazed by imago Lucanus cervus - Stag Beetle (Coleoptera: Lucanidae) Jessop, L., 1986
leaf leaf is mined by solitary larva Agromyza potentillae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear mine developing into a blotch]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Agromyza sulfuriceps - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear blotch mine]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Allantus cinctus - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Priophorus pallipes - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Benson, R.B., 1958
Photos root (live) live root is mycorrhizal host of fruitbody Entoloma saepium - a toadstool (Agaricales: Entolomataceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
trees and shrubs trees and shrubs is associate of imago Rhynchites caeruleus - Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil (Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
twig (cambium) twig (cambium) may contain larva Phytobia carbonaria - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972
twig (damp, dead) damp, dead twig is decayed by apothecium Vibrissea leptospora - a discomycete (Helotiales: Vibrisseaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
twig (dead) dead twig is foodplant of Magdalis ruficornis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002 [woody spp]
twig, small branch (dead) dead twig, small branch may contain larva Magdalis cerasi - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002 [woody spp]
wood (dead) dead wood may contain larva Glaphyra umbellatarum - Pear Shortwing Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Major Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 [rosaceous trees]
wood (twig) (dead, dry) dead, dry wood (twig) may contain larva Gracilia minuta - Basket Longhorn Beetle (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae) Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 [Rosaceous trees]

Rosaceae may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

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
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007 Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Eriksson, J., & Ryvarden, L., 1973 The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium
Jessop, L., 1986 Dung Beetles and Chafers (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea)
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
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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