Galium odoratum (L.) Scop.
(Woodruff)

Interactions where Galium odoratum 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
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Neoerysiphe galii a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Neoerysiphe galii/Neoerysiphe galiia powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufflive parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Minor Puccinia punctata a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveMinor pycnium parasitises live
leaf leaf is mined by larva Galiomyza morio a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Galiomyza morio/Galiomyza morioa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, fertile pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta asperulae 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 asperulae/Phyllosticta asperulaea coelomycetehypophyllous, fertilepycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffdeadleaf (1)hypophyllous, fertile pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, sterile pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta asperulae 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 asperulae/Phyllosticta asperulaea coelomycetehypophyllous, sterilepycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingleaf (1)hypophyllous, sterile pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is foodplant of gregarious pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria asperulae a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria asperulae/Septoria asperulaea leaf-spot fungusgregariouspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingleaf (2-6)gregarious pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph feeds on fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingleaf (4-10)apothecium parasitises fading leaf
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingleaf (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading leaf
leaf (live, old, over-wintered) live, old, over-wintered leaf is parasitised by uredium Major Pucciniastrum guttatum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastrum guttatum/Pucciniastrum guttatuma rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufflive, old, over-winteredleafMajor uredium parasitises live, old, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live, old, over-wintered) live, old, over-wintered leaf is spotted by telium Major Pucciniastrum guttatum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniastrum guttatum/Pucciniastrum guttatuma rust fungustelium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufflive, old, over-winteredleafMajor telium causes spots on live, old, over-wintered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by sporangium UK/IrelandRestricted Peronospora calotheca a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora calotheca/Peronospora calothecaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleafSole sporangium infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mainly hypophyllous colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foreign Cladosporium galii (A Dematiaceous Hyphomycete) Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Cladosporium galii sp. nov. on Galium odoratum from Poland, Mulenko, W., Schubert, K. & Kozlowska, M., 2004
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium galii/Cladosporium galii(a dematiaceous hyphomycete)mainly hypophyllouscolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleaf mainly hypophyllous colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of gregarious pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria asperulae a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria asperulae/Septoria asperulaea leaf-spot fungusgregariouspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleaf (2-6)gregarious pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleaf (4-10)apothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleaf (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium Minor Puccinia punctata a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungushypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleafMinor hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Minor Puccinia punctata a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungusamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleafMinor amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Minor Puccinia punctata a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia punctata/Puccinia punctataa rust fungusamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodruffliveleafMinor amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
stem (fading) fading stem is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingstem (4-10)apothecium parasitises fading stem
stem (fading) fading stem is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufffadingstem (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises fading stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by apothecium Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufflivestem (4-10)apothecium parasitises live stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph Leptotrochila verrucosa an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Leptotrochila verrucosa/Leptotrochila verrucosaan ascomycete fungusSporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Galium odoratum/Galium odoratumwoodrufflivestem (4-10)Sporonema coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Mulenko, W., Schubert, K. & Kozlowska, M., 2004Cladosporium galii sp. nov. on Galium odoratum from PolandMycotaxon 90 (2): 271-274.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Galium odoratum (Woodruff) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGalium odoratum (Woodruff)
GenusGalium (bedstraws)
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
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 Galium odoratum (Woodruff)

Galium odoratum (Woodruff) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Galium odoratum (Woodruff):

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A useful plant for ground cover, though can be invasive. Although primarily a plant of chalk woodland, in the garden it also thrives on acid soils - it even grows under Rhododendrons.

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