Helleborus niger L.
(Christmas Rose)

Interactions where Helleborus niger 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
foliage (small, crisped, grey-brown) small, crisped, grey-brown foliage may be infected and damaged by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora pulveracea a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Peronospora pulveracea, Hall, G., 1944
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora pulveracea/Peronospora pulveraceaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas rosesmall, crisped, grey-brownfoliage sporangium infects and damages small, crisped, grey-brown foliage
leaf (fading) fading leaf is spotted by epiphyllous pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Microsphaeropsis hellebori Hellebore Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae 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. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + Melanconiales, Grove, W.B., 1937
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis hellebori/Microsphaeropsis helleborihellebore leaf spot - causative organismepiphyllouspycnidiumConiothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas rosefadingleaf (1-9)epiphyllous pycnidium of Coniothyrium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph Foreign Ramularia hellebori an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia hellebori/Ramularia helleborian anamorphic fungusamphigenouscaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas roseliveleaf amphigenous caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Microsphaeropsis hellebori Hellebore Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Hellebore leaf spot, RHS
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis hellebori/Microsphaeropsis helleborihellebore leaf spot - causative organismMicrosphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas roseliveleafMajor (late winter to summer)Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Microsphaeropsis hellebori Hellebore Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Hellebore leaf spot, RHS
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis hellebori/Microsphaeropsis helleborihellebore leaf spot - causative organismMicrosphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas roseliveleafMajor (late winter to summer)Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (live) live stem is spotted by Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Microsphaeropsis hellebori Hellebore Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Hellebore leaf spot, RHS
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis hellebori/Microsphaeropsis helleborihellebore leaf spot - causative organismMicrosphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Ranunculaceae/Helleborus niger/Helleborus nigerChristmas roselivestemMajor (late winter to summer)Microsphaeropsis coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSHellebore leaf spotwww.rhs.org.uk/advicesearch/profile.aspx?PID=172
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1937British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. II … Sphaeropsidales (rest) + MelanconialesVol II, 407pp, Cambridge University Press
Hall, G., 1944Peronospora pulveraceaI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1198.
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

Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHelleborus niger (Christmas Rose)
GenusHelleborus (hellebores)
FamilyRANUNCULACEAE (buttercups, crowfoots)
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 Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose)

Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Helleborus niger (Christmas Rose):

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