Erica tetralix L.
(Cross-leaved Heath)

Interactions where Erica tetralix 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 have adult Cryptocephalus biguttatus 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 biguttatus/Cryptocephalus biguttatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heath (6-7)adult may be found on
flower flower is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Orthotylus ericetorum a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetoruma plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathflower adult feeds on flower
green parts green parts is grazed by mobile cased larva Restricted Cryptocephalus biguttatus 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 biguttatus/Cryptocephalus biguttatusa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / mobile cased feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathgreen partsSole larva grazes in mobile case on green parts
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Altica ericeti a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica ericeti/Altica ericetia flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Orthotylus ericetorum a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetoruma plantbug or grassbugadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathleaf adult feeds on leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta ericae a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta ericae/Phyllosticta ericaea coelomycetescatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathdeadleaf (1)scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is foodplant of superficial pseudothecium Gibbera salisburgensis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera salisburgensis/Gibbera salisburgensisan ascomycetesuperficialpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathfadingleaf (8)superficial pseudothecium feeds on fading leaf
petal (young) petal (young) is foodplant of nymph UK/Ireland Orthotylus ericetorum a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetorum/Orthotylus (Litocoris) ericetoruma plantbug or grassbugnymph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathpetal (young) nymph feeds on petal (young)
twig twig is foodplant of superficial pseudothecium Gibbera salisburgensis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera salisburgensis/Gibbera salisburgensisan ascomycetesuperficialpseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Erica tetralix/Erica tetralixcross-leaved heathtwig (8)superficial pseudothecium feeds on twig

Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesErica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath)
GenusErica (bell heathers)
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 Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath)

Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Erica tetralix (Cross-leaved Heath):

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