Lavatera cretica L.
(Smaller Tree-mallow)

Interactions where Lavatera cretica 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
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by pulvinate, hypophyllous telium Puccinia malvacearum Mallow and Hollyhock Rust, Mallow Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia malvacearum/Puccinia malvacearummallow and hollyhock rust, mallow rustpulvinate, hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Lavatera cretica/Lavatera creticasmaller tree-mallowliveleaf (4-11)pulvinate, hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
petiole (live) live petiole is parasitised by pulvinate telium Puccinia malvacearum Mallow and Hollyhock Rust, Mallow Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia malvacearum/Puccinia malvacearummallow and hollyhock rust, mallow rustpulvinatetelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Lavatera cretica/Lavatera creticasmaller tree-mallowlivepetiole (4-11)pulvinate telium parasitises live petiole
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by pulvinate telium Puccinia malvacearum Mallow and Hollyhock Rust, Mallow Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia malvacearum/Puccinia malvacearummallow and hollyhock rust, mallow rustpulvinatetelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malvales/Malvaceae/Lavatera cretica/Lavatera creticasmaller tree-mallowlivestem (4-11)pulvinate telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesLavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)
GenusLavatera (tree-mallows)
FamilyMALVACEAE (mallows & limes)
OrderMALVALES (mallows, limes, daphnes and rockroses)
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 Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Norton, J.A 2005 More Mediterranean ’Aliens’ in Gosport BSBI News No 100: 46-48, Plate 3.

Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lavatera cretica (Smaller Tree-mallow):

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