Arbutus unedo L.
(Strawberry-tree)

Interactions where Arbutus unedo 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
branch (dead, decorticate, attached) dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia cystidiata a resupinate basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/Vuilleminia cystidiataa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treedead, decorticate, attachedbranch fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (live, decorticate) live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia cystidiata a resupinate basidiomycete Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/Vuilleminia cystidiataa resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treelive, decorticatebranch fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by usually sterile pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Macrophoma cylindrospora var arbuti a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Macrophoma cylindrospora var. arbuti/Macrophoma cylindrospora var. arbutia coelomyceteusually sterilepycnidiumMacrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treedeadleaf usually sterile pycnidium of Macrophoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by epiphyllous, crowded pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta arbuti a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta arbuti/Phyllosticta arbutia coelomyceteepiphyllous, crowdedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treedeadleaf (11-1)epiphyllous, crowded pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by few, epiphyllous, blackish pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandRestricted Septoria unedonis Arbutus Leaf-spot Fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria unedonis/Septoria unedonisarbutus leaf-spot fungusfew, epiphyllous, blackishpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treefadingleafSole (9-11)few, epiphyllous, blackish pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by few, epiphyllous, blackish pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandRestricted Septoria unedonis Arbutus Leaf-spot Fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria unedonis/Septoria unedonisarbutus leaf-spot fungusfew, epiphyllous, blackishpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treeliveleafSole (9-11)few, epiphyllous, blackish pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypopyllous acervulus of Sphaceloma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Elsinoe mattiroloanum Arbutus Spot Anthracnose Myriangiales: Elsinoaceae Arbutus spot anthracnose (Elsinoë mattiroloanum), Anon., 2008
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Myriangiales/Elsinoaceae/Elsinoe mattiroloanum/Elsinoe mattiroloanumArbutus spot anthracnosehypopyllousacervulusSphaceloma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treeliveleaf hypopyllous acervulus of Sphaceloma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Exobasidium unedonis a redleaf fungus Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
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/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium unedonis/Exobasidium unedonisa redleaf fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treeliveleafSole fruitbody parasitises live leaf
shoot (live, clustered) live, clustered shoot is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Exobasidium unedonis a redleaf fungus Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium unedonis/Exobasidium unedonisa redleaf fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treelive, clusteredshootSole fruitbody parasitises live, clustered shoot
trunk (esp. base) (live) live trunk (esp. base) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Fuscoporia torulosa Tufted Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arbutus unedo/Arbutus unedostrawberry-treelivetrunk (esp. base) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base)

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Arbutus spot anthracnose (Elsinoë mattiroloanum)Plant Clinic News Feb 08: 1.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1998Exobasidium in the British IslesMycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
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
Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997British Vuilleminia speciesMycologist Vol 11 (1): 4-6.

Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree)
GenusArbutus (strawberry trees)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
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 Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Fitzgerald, R. & Wyse Jackson, M. 2005 Telling the wood from the trees in Killarney British Wildlife Vol 17, No 2: 83-92.

Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Mycorrhiza

Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 59 images of Arbutus unedo (Strawberry-tree)
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