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Vaccinium myrtillus L. (Bilberry)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Vaccinium myrtillus Bush 3 July 2005 Brecon Wales 4
Vaccinium myrtillus Plant 10 June 2001 Berks England 4 5
Vaccinium myrtillus Plant 16 April 1974 Mid-west Yorkshire England 1
Vaccinium myrtillus Plant 31 July 1971 South Devon England 1

Suggested Literature

General Works

Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I., 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world

Vaccinium myrtillus may also 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Vaccinium myrtillus:

Photos is associate of fruitbody Leccinum vulpinum - Foxy Bolete (Boletales: Boletaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
may have adult Cryptocephalus labiatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
branch (dead, dry) dead, dry branch is decayed by erumpent, stromatic apothecium Pezicula myrtillina - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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, long-stalked 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) dead leaf is decayed by stromatic pseudothecium 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 (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by stromatic pseudothecium 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) UK/Ireland Restricted 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) UK/Ireland Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera myrtillina - Bilberry Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Pristiphora mollis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted 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 telium Naohidemyces vacciniorum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis uredium Naohidemyces vacciniorum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
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) UK/Ireland Macdonald, M.A., in prep.
Photos root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody Cortinarius bolaris - Dappled Webcap (Agaricales: Cortinariaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
root root is parasitised by Melampyrum sylvaticum - Small Cow-wheat (Scrophulariaceae) UK/Ireland Tennant, D.J., 2008
shoot shoot is galled by fruitbody Exobasidium myrtilli - a redleaf fungus (Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae) UK/Ireland 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 opening by slit 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

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ERICACEAE
(heaths and heathers)
Vaccinium
(bilberries and cranberries)

References

Benson, R.B., 1958 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)
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
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 1997 Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 3. (Hetero., Aphylloph., Gastero.)
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota
Macdonald, M.A., in prep. Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Tennant, D.J., 2008 Small Cow-wheat Melampyrum sylvaticum L.: Scrophulariaceae in England

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