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Erica tetralix L. (Cross-leaved Heath)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Erica tetralix Plant 28 July 2000 Berks England 1
Erica tetralix Plant 28 July 2000 Berks England 4
Erica tetralix Plant 31 July 1971 South Devon England 1

Suggested Literature

Erica tetralix 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)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Erica tetralix:

may have adult Cryptocephalus biguttatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
green parts green parts is grazed by mobile cased larva Cryptocephalus biguttatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Restricted Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (fading) fading leaf is foodplant of superficial pseudothecium Gibbera salisburgensis - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Altica longicollis - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
twig twig is foodplant of superficial pseudothecium Gibbera salisburgensis - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Venturiaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Erica tetralix may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ERICACEAE
(heaths and heathers)
Erica
(bell heathers)

References

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook

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