Lilium L.
(lilies)

Interactions where Lilium 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
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/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilies sucks sap of
bud (live, distorted) live, distorted bud has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, distortedbud Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted bud
bulb bulb may house Xylaplothrips subterraneus (A Thrips) Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Xylaplothrips subterraneus/Xylaplothrips subterraneus(a thrips) Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesbulb may be found in bulb
bulb bulb may be infected and damaged by Minor Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/LiliumliliesbulbMinor infects and damages bulb
bulb (live, damaged) live, damaged bulb is foodplant of Rhizoglyphus bulb mites Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Rhizoglyphus/Rhizoglyphusbulb mites Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, damagedbulb feeds on live, damaged bulb
bulb (live) live bulb may contain Captivity Liothrips vaneeckei a thrips Thysanoptera: Phlaeothripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Phlaeothripidae/Liothrips vaneeckei/Liothrips vaneeckeia thrips Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslivebulb Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedfeeds within live bulb
flower (distorted) distorted flower may be infected and damaged by Tulip Breaking virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Tulip Breaking virus/Tulip Breaking virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesdistortedflower infects and damages distorted flower
flower (live, distorted) live, distorted flower has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, distortedflower Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted flower
flower (live) live flower is grazed by larva (mature) Captivity Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveflower Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva (mature) grazes on live flower
flowering shoot flowering shoot may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis elliptica Lily 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 elliptica/Botrytis ellipticalily disease - causative organismcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesflowering shoot colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages flowering shoot
growth (young) (stunted, distorted, scarred) stunted, distorted, scarred growth (young) may be infected and damaged by Major Aphelenchoides fragariae Leaf Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides fragariae/Aphelenchoides fragariaeleaf eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesstunted, distorted, scarredgrowth (young)Major infects and damages stunted, distorted, scarred growth (young)
leaf (cucumber mosaic infected) (yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked) yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked leaf (cucumber mosaic infected) may be infected and damaged by Lily Symptomless virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Lily Symptomless virus/Lily Symptomless virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesyellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately fleckedleaf (cucumber mosaic infected) infects and damages yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked leaf (cucumber mosaic infected)
leaf (lily symptomless virus infected) (yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked) yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked leaf (lily symptomless virus infected) may be infected and damaged by Cucumber Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Cucumber Mosaic virus/Cucumber Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesyellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately fleckedleaf (lily symptomless virus infected) infects and damages yellowish then grey or necrotic, elongately flecked leaf (lily symptomless virus infected)
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, distortedleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted leaf
leaf (live, perforated) live, perforated leaf is grazed by adult Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, perforatedleaf (1-)5-7(-12)adult grazes on live, perforated leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Captivity Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis elliptica Lily 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 elliptica/Botrytis ellipticalily disease - causative organismcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveleaf colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (severely mottled) severely mottled leaf may be infected and damaged by Tulip Breaking virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Tulip Breaking virus/Tulip Breaking virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesseverely mottledleaf infects and damages severely mottled leaf
leaf (yellow, transparent) yellow, transparent leaf may be infected and damaged by Major Aphelenchoides fragariae Leaf Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides fragariae/Aphelenchoides fragariaeleaf eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesyellow, transparentleafMajor infects and damages yellow, transparent leaf
petal (notched) notched petal may be infected and damaged by Tulip Breaking virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Tulip Breaking virus/Tulip Breaking virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesnotchedpetal infects and damages notched petal
plant (stunted) stunted plant may be infected and damaged by Lily Symptomless virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Lily Symptomless virus/Lily Symptomless virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesstuntedplant infects and damages stunted plant
pod (live) live pod is grazed by larva (mature) Captivity Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslivepod Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva (mature) grazes on live pod
root root may be infected and damaged by Major Pratylenchus root-lesion eelworms Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Tylenchida/Pratylenchidae/Pratylenchus/Pratylenchusroot-lesion eelworms Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/LiliumliliesrootMajor infects and damages root
root (rotten) rotten root is decayed by Cylindrocarpon anamorph UK/Ireland Nectria radicicola a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria radicicola/Nectria radicicolaa pyrenomyceteCylindrocarpon anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesrottenroot Cylindrocarpon anamorph is saprobic on rotten root
seed (live) live seed is grazed by larva (mature) Captivity Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesliveseed Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva (mature) grazes on live seed
stem (live, distorted) live, distorted stem has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslive, distortedstem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted stem
stem (live) live stem is grazed by larva (mature) Captivity Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva (mature) Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumlilieslivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedlarva (mature) grazes on live stem
tissue (diseased) diseased tissue may be infected and damaged by sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis elliptica Lily Disease - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis elliptica/Botrytis ellipticalily disease - causative organismsclerotiumBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Liliaceae/Lilium/Liliumliliesdiseasedtissue sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages diseased tissue

Lilium (lilies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSRHS Gardening For Allwww.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Subtaxon Rank Featured
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references
Lilium auratum
Golden Rayed Lily Of Japan, Goldband Lily
Species 7 trophisms
Lilium candidum
Madonna Lily
Species 9 trophisms
Lilium martagon
Martagon Lily
Species 1 trophisms
Lilium speciosum
Japanese Lily
Species 1 trophisms
Lilium x umbellatum
a lily
Species hybrid 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLilium (lilies)
FamilyLILIACEAE (lilies)
OrderLILIALES (lilies)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Lilium (lilies)

Lilium (lilies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lilium (lilies):

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