Lactuca sativa L.
(Garden Lettuce)

Interactions where Lactuca sativa 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 colony Erwinia carotovora Bacterial Soft Rot Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Erwinia carotovora/Erwinia carotovorabacterial soft rotcolony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce colony infects and damages
has sap sucked by Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce sucks sap of
seedling may be infected and damaged by Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis cinerea Grey Mould, Soft Rot Of Fruit, Tomato Ghost Spot Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae 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/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis cinerea/Botrytis cinereagrey mould, soft rot of fruit, tomato ghost spot disease (causative organism)Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceseedling Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages seedling
may be infected and damaged by pale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly Cucumber Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Cucumber Mosaic virus/Cucumber Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic viruspale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce pale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly infects and damages
esp. over-wintered may be infected and damaged by pale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly Lettuce Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Lettuce Mosaic virus/Lettuce Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic viruspale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceesp. over-wintered (spring)pale green or mottled, often blistered or crinkly infects and damages esp. over-wintered
(dead) dead is decayed by effuse colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph Stemphylium vesicarium an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Stemphylium vesicarium/Stemphylium vesicariuman ascomyceteeffusecolonyStemphylium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucedead effuse colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/Golovinomyces cichoracearuma powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive parasitises live
(wilted) wilted may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Pythium tracheiphilum a damping off fungus Peronosporales: Pythiaceae Pythium tracheiphilum, Hall, G., 1991
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Pythiaceae/Pythium tracheiphilum/Pythium tracheiphiluma damping off fungus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucewilted infects and damages wilted
capitulum capitulum may contain larva ForeignQuestionable Trupanea amoena a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trupanea amoena/Trupanea amoenaa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce?capitulum larva feeds within capitulum
leaf (edge) (live, shrivelled) live, shrivelled leaf (edge) is spotted by colony Pseudomonas marginalis Lettuce Marginal Leaf Spot - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas marginalis/Pseudomonas marginalislettuce marginal leaf spot (causative organism)colony Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive, shrivelledleaf (edge) colony causes spots on live, shrivelled leaf (edge)
leaf (outer) esp near base (pale yellow or whitish vein banding) pale yellow or whitish vein banding leaf (outer) esp near base may be infected and damaged by Lettuce Big-vein a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Lettuce Big-vein/Lettuce Big-veina phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucepale yellow or whitish vein bandingleaf (outer) esp near base infects and damages pale yellow or whitish vein banding leaf (outer) esp near base
leaf (outer) (distorted or bubbled lamina) distorted or bubbled lamina leaf (outer) may be infected and damaged by Lettuce Big-vein a phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Lettuce Big-vein/Lettuce Big-veina phytopathogenic graft-transmissible agent Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucedistorted or bubbled laminaleaf (outer) infects and damages distorted or bubbled lamina leaf (outer)
leaf (outer) (intensely yellow between veins) intensely yellow between veins leaf (outer) may be infected and damaged by Beet Western Yellows virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Beet Western Yellows virus/Beet Western Yellows virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceintensely yellow between veinsleaf (outer) (summer)infects and damages intensely yellow between veins leaf (outer)
leaf (young) (live, slightly distorted and discoloured) live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young) has sap sucked by Aulacorthum solani Glasshouse and Potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum solani/Aulacorthum solaniglasshouse and potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive, slightly distorted and discolouredleaf (young) sucks sap of live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young)
leaf leaf is mined by larva Chromatomyia syngenesiae Chrysanthemum Leaf Miner Diptera: Agromyzidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia syngenesiae/Chromatomyia syngenesiaechrysanthemum leaf minerlarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live, mainly outer) live, mainly outer leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous colony of sporangium UK/IrelandMajorCaptivity Bremia lactucae Lettuce Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae/Bremia lactucaelettuce downy mildewmostly hypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive, mainly outerleafMajor Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(9-10)mostly hypophyllous colony of sporangium causes spots on live, mainly outer leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Mamestra brassicae/Mamestra brassicaecabbage mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may shelter hypophyllous egg Mamestra brassicae Cabbage Moth Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Mamestra brassicae/Mamestra brassicaecabbage mothhypophyllousegg Plant / resting place / under /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf hypophyllous egg may be found under live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by nocturnal caterpillar Autographa gamma Silver Y Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Autographa gamma/Autographa gammasilver Ynocturnalcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf nocturnal caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Major Nasonovia ribisnigri Currant-lettude Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigri/Nasonovia (Nasonovia) ribisnigricurrant-lettude aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleafMajor (5-summer, (1-12, under glass)sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph ForeignQuestionable Mycosphaerella hieracii an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella hieracii/Mycosphaerella hieraciian ascomyceteamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuce?liveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria lactucae a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria lactucae/Septoria lactucaea leaf-spot fungusmostly epiphyllouspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by pseudothecium Pleospora herbarum an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/Pleospora herbaruman ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf pseudothecium causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pseudothecium Pleospora herbarum an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Pleospora herbarum/Pleospora herbaruman ascomycetepseudothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Microdochium panattonianum Lettuce Ringspot Disease - causative organism Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Infection of Lettuce by Microdochium panattonianum, Galea, V.J. & Price, T.V., 1988
Microdochium panattonianum, Sutton, B.C. & Holderness, M., 1991
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Microdochium panattonianum/Microdochium panattonianumlettuce ringspot disease (causative organism)acervulusMarssonina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleaf acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium Major Puccinia opizii Lettuce Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia opizii/Puccinia opiziilettuce rusthypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleafMajor hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by pycnium Major Puccinia opizii Lettuce Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia opizii/Puccinia opiziilettuce rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveleafMajor pycnium parasitises live leaf
leaf (rotten) rotten leaf may be infected and damaged by Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Minor Botrytis cinerea Grey Mould, Soft Rot Of Fruit, Tomato Ghost Spot Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae 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/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis cinerea/Botrytis cinereagrey mould, soft rot of fruit, tomato ghost spot disease (causative organism)Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucerottenleafMinor Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages rotten leaf
leaves (live, swollen, stunted or malformed) live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaves may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida (Order): Anguinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Rhabditida (Order)/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelive, swollen, stunted or malformedleaves infects and damages live, swollen, stunted or malformed leaves
plant (rotting) rotting plant is decayed by sclerotioid, stalked apothecium Sclerotinia minor an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia minor/Sclerotinia minoran ascomycete fungussclerotioid, stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucerottingplant (6-12)sclerotioid, stalked apothecium is saprobic on rotting plant
plant (rotting) rotting plant is decayed by sclerotium Sclerotinia minor an ascomycete fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia minor/Sclerotinia minoran ascomycete fungussclerotium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucerottingplant (6-12)sclerotium is saprobic on rotting plant
root root is galled by Major Meloidogyne root-knot eelworms Tylenchida: Meloidogynidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Tylenchida/Meloidogynidae/Meloidogyne/Meloidogyneroot-knot eelworms Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucerootMajor causes gall of root
root (live) live root is foodplant of subterranean larva Rare Phyllopertha horticola Garden Chafer, Field Chafer, Bracken Chafer, Fernshaw Beetle, Chovey, June Bug Coleoptera: Rutelidae Garden chafer - Phyllopertha horticola, Anon., 2008
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rutelidae/Phyllopertha horticola/Phyllopertha horticolagarden chafer, field chafer, bracken chafer, fernshaw beetle, chovey, June bugsubterraneanlarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliverootRare subterranean larva feeds on live root
root (live) live root has sap sucked by subterranean wingless Major Pemphigus bursarius Lettuce Root Aphid, Purse Gall Aphid, Poplar-lettuce Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursarius/Pemphigus (Pemphigus) bursariuslettuce root aphid, purse gall aphid, poplar-lettuce aphidsubterraneanwingless Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliverootMajor subterranean wingless sucks sap of live root
root (live) live root is parasitised by Olpidiaster brassicae a chytridiomycete fungus Olpidiales: Olpidiaceae Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
/Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Olpidiales/Olpidiaceae/Olpidiaster brassicae/Olpidiaster brassicaea chytridiomycete fungus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveroot parasitises live root
shoot (young) (live) live shoot (young) has sap sucked by Macrosiphum euphorbiae Potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiae/Macrosiphum (Macrosiphum) euphorbiaepotato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettuceliveshoot (young) sucks sap of live shoot (young)
stem (live) live stem is spotted by mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Septoria lactucae a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria lactucae/Septoria lactucaea leaf-spot fungusmostly epiphyllouspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucelivestem mostly epiphyllous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem
stem (rotten) rotten stem may be infected and damaged by Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis cinerea Grey Mould, Soft Rot Of Fruit, Tomato Ghost Spot Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae 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/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis cinerea/Botrytis cinereagrey mould, soft rot of fruit, tomato ghost spot disease (causative organism)Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Lactuca sativa/Lactuca sativagarden lettucerottenstem Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages rotten stem

Lactuca sativa (Garden Lettuce) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Garden chafer - Phyllopertha horticolaPlant Clinic News Jan 08: 1.
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
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Galea, V.J. & Price, T.V., 1988Infection of Lettuce by Microdochium panattonianumTBMS Vol 91 (3): 419-425.
Hall, G., 1991Pythium tracheiphilumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1070.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Sutton, B.C. & Holderness, M., 1991Microdochium panattonianumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1034.
Webster, J., 1980Introduction to FungiSecond edition, 669pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLactuca sativa (Garden Lettuce)
GenusLactuca (lettuces)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Lactuca sativa (Garden Lettuce)

Lactuca sativa (Garden Lettuce) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lactuca sativa (Garden Lettuce):

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