Prunus cerasifera Ehrh.
(Cherry Plum)

Interactions where Prunus cerasifera is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe prunastri a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe prunastri/Erysiphe prunastria powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plum parasitises
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Questionable Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoeaa sawflyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plum?flower imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
fruit (developing, usually falls when larva matures) developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit may contain larva Questionable Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoeaa sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plum?developing, usually falls when larva maturesfruit larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit
fruit (grooved, pitted, banded) grooved, pitted, banded fruit may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plumgrooved, pitted, bandedfruit infects and damages grooved, pitted, banded fruit
leaf (spotted) spotted leaf may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plumspottedleaf infects and damages spotted leaf
ovary ovary may house ovum Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoeaa sawflyovum Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plumovary ovum may be found in ovary
stem (cambium) stem (cambium) may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Phytobia cerasiferae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytobia cerasiferae/Phytobia cerasiferaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasifera/Prunus cerasiferacherry plumstem (cambium)Sole larva feeds within stem (cambium)

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Prunus cerasifera var pissardii
Cherry Plum
Variety 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum)
GenusPrunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum)

Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus cerasifera (Cherry Plum):

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