Berberis L.
(barberries)

Interactions where Berberis 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
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland [Armillaria mellea s.l.] honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria mellea s.l./Armillaria mellea s.l.honey fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberries infects and damages
(aphid-infested) aphid-infested is associate of larva Meliscaeva auricollis a hoverfly Diptera: Syrphidae Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe, Rotheray, G.E., 1993
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Syrphidae/Meliscaeva auricollis/Meliscaeva auricollisa hoverflylarva Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesaphid-infested larva is associated with aphid-infested
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia graminis ssp graminis f.sp. tritici Black Stem Rust Of Wheat Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae CSL Information note for stem rust/black rust of wheat: Ug99 - a new virulent strain, Sansford, C., 2008
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. tritici/Puccinia graminis ssp. graminis f.sp. triticiblack stem rust of wheataecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberrieslive aecium parasitises live
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by superficial perithecium Nectria pseudopeziza a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pseudopeziza/Nectria pseudopezizaa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesdeadbranch (9-4)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
fruit fruit may contain larva UK/Ireland Anomoia purmunda Spectacled Berry Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Anomoia purmunda/Anomoia purmundaspectacled berry flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesfruit larva feeds within fruit
leaf leaf is spotted by UK/Ireland Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidis Barberry Bacterial Blight Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UK, Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidis/Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidisbarberry bacterial blight Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesleaf causes spots on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Arge berberidis Barberry Sawfly Hymenoptera: Argidae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawflylarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesliveleaf larva grazes on live leaf
root (live) live root is parasitised by root UK/IrelandCaptivity Orobanche lucorum Barberry Broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Orobanche lucorum (Barberry Broomrape), Ballantyne, G.H., 2010
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche lucorum/Orobanche lucorumbarberry broomraperoot Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesliveroot Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedroot parasitises live root
stem (cankered) cankered stem may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidis Barberry Bacterial Blight Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UK, Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidis/Pseudomonas syringae pv. berberidisbarberry bacterial blight Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriescankeredstem infects and damages cankered stem
twig (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed twig is decayed by cyphelloid basidiocarp Merismodes bresadolae a cyphelloid basidiomycete Agaricales: Niaceae 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/Agaricales/Niaceae/Merismodes bresadolae/Merismodes bresadolaea cyphelloid basidiomycetecyphelloid basidiocarp Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberriesdead, fallen, decayedtwig cyphelloid basidiocarp is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig
wood wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Auricularia auricula-judae Jelly Ear, The Jew’S Ear, Judas’S Ear Fungus Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
White Jew’s Ear fungus in Shropshire, Preece, T.F., 2000
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis/Berberisbarberrieswood fruitbody is saprobic on wood

Berberis (barberries) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Ballantyne, G.H., 2010Orobanche lucorum (Barberry Broomrape)BSBI News No. 113: 57, rear inside cover.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Preece, T.F., 2000White Jew’s Ear fungus in ShropshireMycologist Vol 14 (3): 112.
Reid, D.A., 1978Unusual hosts for some common British fungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (2): 87-89.
Rotheray, G.E., 1993Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and EuropeDiperists Digest No. 9
Sansford, C., 2008CSL Information note for stem rust/black rust of wheat: Ug99 - a new virulent strainPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UKNew Disease Reports Vol 12.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusBerberis (barberries)
FamilyBERBERIDACEAE (barberrys)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
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 Berberis (barberries)

Berberis (barberries) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Berberis (barberries):

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