Brassica oleracea var viridis L.
(Kale)

Interactions where Brassica oleracea var viridis 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').

Filters:

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
(live) live is parasitised by colony of sporangium UK/IrelandMajor Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat. Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat./Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat.brassica downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskaleliveMajor (1-4)colony of sporangium parasitises live
leaf (old) (live) live leaf (old) is spotted by hypophyllous, concentrically arranged acervulus of Cylindrosporium coelomycetous anamorph Pyrenopeziza brassicae Brassica Light Leaf Spot Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Dermateaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza brassicae/Pyrenopeziza brassicaeBrassica light leaf spot disease - causative organismhypophyllous, concentrically arrangedacervulusCylindrosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskaleliveleaf (old) hypophyllous, concentrically arranged acervulus of Cylindrosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf (old)
leaf (old) (live) live leaf (old) is spotted by apothecium Pyrenopeziza brassicae Brassica Light Leaf Spot Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza brassicae/Pyrenopeziza brassicaeBrassica light leaf spot disease - causative organismapothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskaleliveleaf (old) apothecium causes spots on live leaf (old)
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria brassicae a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria brassicae/Alternaria brassicaea dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organismamphigenouscolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskaleliveleaf amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Alternaria brassicicola a dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organism Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria brassicicola/Alternaria brassicicolaa dark leaf spot of Brassicas - causative organismamphigenouscolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskaleliveleaf amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root (girdled) girdled root may be infected and damaged by Foreign Aphanomyces raphani (A Water Mould) Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces raphani, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces raphani/Aphanomyces raphani(a water mould) Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica oleracea var. viridis/Brassica oleracea var. viridiskalegirdledroot infects and damages girdled root

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces raphaniI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 973.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Brassica oleracea var viridis (Kale) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyBrassica oleracea var viridis (Kale)
SpeciesBrassica oleracea (Cabbages Etc.)
GenusBrassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
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 Brassica oleracea var viridis (Kale)

Brassica oleracea var viridis (Kale) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brassica oleracea var viridis (Kale):

Creative Commons License
This website is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International Licence.

Unless otherwise expressly stated, all original material on the BioInfo website by Malcolm Storey is licensed under the above Creative Commons Licence.

BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)