Alnus incana (L.) Moench
(Grey Alder)

Interactions where Alnus incana 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
may have adult Cryptocephalus bipunctatus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bipunctatus/Cryptocephalus bipunctatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alder (4-late 8)adult may be found on
(dead) dead is decayed by stroma UK/IrelandRare Hypoxylon petriniae a woodwart Xylariales: Xylariaceae Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon petriniae/Hypoxylon petriniaea woodwartstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderdeadRare stroma is saprobic on dead
catkin scale (female) (live) live catkin scale (female) is galled by ascoma UK/Ireland Taphrina alni Alder Tongue Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae The recent article on fungus-induced galls…, Anderson, R., 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina alni/Taphrina alnialder tongueascoma Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderlivecatkin scale (female) ascoma causes gall of live catkin scale (female)
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Agromyza alnivora a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza alnivora/Agromyza alnivoraa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by small, whitish, punctiform, pustular colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia alnicola var multiseptata (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia alnicola var. multiseptata/Ramularia alnicola var. multiseptata(an anamorphic fungus)small, whitish, punctiform, pustularcolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderdeadleaf small, whitish, punctiform, pustular colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, upward curling) live, upward curling leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups uredium Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Alder Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae First record of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on alder in Norway, Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H., 2004
Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium hiratsukanum/Melampsoridium hiratsukanumalder rusthypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groupsuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderlive, upward curlingleaf hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups uredium causes spots on live, upward curling leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia alnicola var alnicola an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia alnicola var. alnicola/Ramularia alnicola var. alnicolaan anamorphic ascomyceteamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal telium Xenophagous Melampsoridium betulinum Birch Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/Melampsoridium betulinumbirch rusthypophyllous, subepidermaltelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderliveleafXenophagous hypophyllous, subepidermal telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Xenophagous Melampsoridium betulinum Birch Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium betulinum/Melampsoridium betulinumbirch rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderliveleafXenophagous (8-10)hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium Melampsoridium hiratsukanum Alder Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leaves, Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsoridium hiratsukanum/Melampsoridium hiratsukanumalder rusthypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groupstelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderliveleaf hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (small, yellow, prematurely falling) small, yellow, prematurely falling leaf may be infected and damaged by Minor Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004 Alder Blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora Disease of Alder, Webber, J., Gibbs, J. & Hendry, S., 2004
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004alder blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey aldersmall, yellow, prematurely fallingleafMinor infects and damages small, yellow, prematurely falling leaf
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody ForeignMajor Phellinus alni (A Bracket Fungus) Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus alni/Phellinus alni(a bracket fungus)fruitbody Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderlivetrunkMajor fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (tarry spotted) tarry spotted trunk may be infected and damaged by Minor Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004 Alder Blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora Disease of Alder, Webber, J., Gibbs, J. & Hendry, S., 2004
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004/Phytophthora alni sensu Brasier et al, 2004alder blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey aldertarry spottedtrunkMinor infects and damages tarry spotted trunk
wood wood is decayed by superficial stroma Foreign Daldinia petriniae Alder Cramp-ball Xylariales: Xylariaceae Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and allies, Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Daldinia petriniae/Daldinia petriniaealder cramp-ballsuperficialstroma Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Betulaceae/Alnus incana/Alnus incanagrey alderwood superficial stroma is saprobic on wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Anderson, R., 2001The recent article on fungus-induced galls…Field Mycology Vol 2 (1): 34.
Anderson, R., 2008Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its alliesField Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Fischer, M., 1995Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in EuropeMycol. Res. Vol 99 (6): 735-744.
Gjaerum, H.B., Lye, K.A. & Solheim, H., 2004First record of Melampsoridium hiratsukanum on alder in NorwayNew Disease Reports Vol 9.
Kurkela, T., Hanso, M & Hantula, J., 1999Differentiating characteristics between Melampsoridium rusts infecting birch and alder leavesMycologia Vol 91 (6): 987-922.
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stadler, M., Wollweber, H., Mühlbauer, A., Henkel, T., Asakawa, Y., Hashimoto, T, 2001Secondary metabolite profiles, genetic fingerprints and taxonomy of Daldinia and alliesMycotaxon 77: 379-429.
Webber, J., Gibbs, J. & Hendry, S., 2004Phytophthora Disease of AlderForestry Commission Information Notes, 6, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press

Alnus incana (Grey Alder) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAlnus incana (Grey Alder)
GenusAlnus (alders)
FamilyBETULACEAE (birches, hazels, hornbeams and alders)
OrderFAGALES (forest trees)
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 Alnus incana (Grey Alder)

Alnus incana (Grey Alder) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alnus incana (Grey Alder):

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