Allium porrum L.
(Leek)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
has sap sucked by ForeignCaptivity Myzus ascalonicus Shallot Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ascalonicus/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) ascalonicusshallot aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleek Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of
has sap sucked by Neotoxoptera formosana Onion Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Neotoxoptera formosana, MacLeod, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Neotoxoptera formosana/Neotoxoptera formosanaonion aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleek sucks sap of
(live) live may be infected and damaged by colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora destructor Onion Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora destructor/Peronospora destructoronion downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklive colony of sporangium infects and damages live
bulb base (white mycelial-coated) white mycelial-coated bulb base may be infected and damaged by numerous sclerotium Major Stromatinia cepivora Onion White Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia cepivora/Stromatinia cepivoraonion white rot (causative organism)numeroussclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekwhite mycelial-coatedbulb baseMajor numerous sclerotium infects and damages white mycelial-coated bulb base
bulb scale (outer) (dry) dry bulb scale (outer) is decayed by concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Colletotrichum circinans Onion Smudge - causative organism Glomerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum circinans/Colletotrichum circinansonion smudge (causative organism)concentricacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekdrybulb scale (outer) concentric acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry bulb scale (outer)
bulb bulb may be infected and damaged by colony Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekbulb colony infects and damages bulb
bulb bulb is foodplant of Foreign Aceria tulipae (Onion Mite, Dry Bulb Mite, Garlic Mite, Tulip Mite) Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Aceria tulipae, MacLeod, A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria tulipae/Aceria tulipae(onion mite, dry bulb mite, garlic mite, tulip mite) Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekbulb feeds on bulb
bulb (live) live bulb may contain larva Delia antiqua Onion Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia antiqua/Delia antiquaonion flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklivebulb larva feeds within live bulb
leaf (base) (live) live leaf (base) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis byssoidea a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis byssoidea/Botrytis byssoideaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleaf (base) colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf (base)
leaf (esp. towards tip) (live, white-flecked) live, white-flecked leaf (esp. towards tip) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Minor Botryotinia squamosa Onion Leaf Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botryotinia squamosa/Botryotinia squamosaonion leaf rot - causative organismcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklive, white-fleckedleaf (esp. towards tip)Minor colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, white-flecked leaf (esp. towards tip)
leaf base (shortly yellow streaked) shortly yellow streaked leaf base may be infected and damaged by Onion Yellow Dwarf virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Onion Yellow Dwarf virus/Onion Yellow Dwarf virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekshortly yellow streakedleaf base infects and damages shortly yellow streaked leaf base
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/IrelandMajor Phytomyza gymnostoma Allium Leaf-miner Diptera: Agromyzidae Allium leaf miner, Anon., 2008
CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Pepino mosaic virus, Jones, D.R., 2005
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza gymnostoma/Phytomyza gymnostomaAllium leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf (live, swollen or twisted) live, swollen or twisted leaf is parasitised by elongated streaks or isolated pustules sorus UK/Ireland Urocystis magica Onion Smut Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis magica/Urocystis magicaonion smutelongated streaks or isolated pustulessorus Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklive, swollen or twistedleaf (4-11)elongated streaks or isolated pustules sorus parasitises live, swollen or twisted leaf
leaf (live, swollen, distorted) live, swollen, distorted leaf may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida (Order): Anguinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Rhabditida (Order)/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklive, swollen, distortedleaf infects and damages live, swollen, distorted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spun by caterpillar Minor Cacoecimorpha pronubana Carnation Tortrix, Mediterranean Leaf Roller Lepidoptera: Tortricidae FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Cacoecimorpha pronubana, MacLeod, A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Cacoecimorpha pronubana/Cacoecimorpha pronubanacarnation tortrix, mediterranean leaf rollercaterpillar Foodplant / spinner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleafMinor caterpillar spins live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may contain caterpillar Acrolepiopsis assectella Leek Moth Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Acrolepiopsis assectella/Acrolepiopsis assectellaleek mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleaf caterpillar feeds within live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of larva Major Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleafMajor (1-12)larva feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of adult Major Thrips tabaci Onion Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips tabaci/Thrips tabacionion thripsadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleafMajor adult feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by colony UK/IrelandMajor Phytophthora porri Leek White Tip - causative organism Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora porri/Phytophthora porrileek white tip (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleafMajor (8-)10)colony infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria porri "Purple Blotch Disease" Of Alliums - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria porri/Alternaria porri"purple blotch disease" of Alliums (causative organism)Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleaf Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by slit-like uredium Puccinia porri Leek Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia porri/Puccinia porrileek rustslit-likeuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleaf slit-like uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted) yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted leaf may be infected and damaged by Onion Yellow Dwarf virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Onion Yellow Dwarf virus/Onion Yellow Dwarf virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekyellow, crinkled, flatened, twistedleaf infects and damages yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted leaf
leaf (yellowed, wilting, died back) yellowed, wilting, died back leaf may be infected and damaged by Major Stromatinia cepivora Onion White Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia cepivora/Stromatinia cepivoraonion white rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekyellowed, wilting, died backleafMajor infects and damages yellowed, wilting, died back leaf
sheath (live) live sheath is parasitised by slit-like uredium Puccinia porri Leek Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia porri/Puccinia porrileek rustslit-likeuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklivesheath slit-like uredium parasitises live sheath
stem (live) live stem may contain larva Delia antiqua Onion Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia antiqua/Delia antiquaonion flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklivestem larva feeds within live stem
stem (live) live stem may contain caterpillar Acrolepiopsis assectella Leek Moth Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Acrolepiopsis assectella/Acrolepiopsis assectellaleek mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklivestem caterpillar feeds within live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by slit-like uredium Puccinia porri Leek Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia porri/Puccinia porrileek rustslit-likeuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleeklivestem slit-like uredium parasitises live stem

Allium porrum (Leek) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Allium leaf minerPlant Clinic News Oct 08: 1.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Jones, D.R., 2005CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Pepino mosaic virusPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
MacLeod, A., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Aceria tulipaePRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
MacLeod, A., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Neotoxoptera formosanaPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
MacLeod, A., 2009FERA Pest Risk Analysis for Cacoecimorpha pronubanaPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAllium porrum (Leek)
GenusAllium (leeks, onions, garlics)
FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE (daffodils and onions)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, onions & irises)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Allium porrum (Leek)

Allium porrum (Leek) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Allium porrum (Leek):

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