Malus sylvestris (L.) Mill.
(Crab Apple)

Interactions where Malus sylvestris 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
branch branch is parasitised by haustorium UK/Ireland Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoehaustorium Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab applebranch haustorium is hemiparasitic on branch
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Phytomyza heringiana a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza heringiana/Phytomyza heringianaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza heringiana a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza heringiana/Phytomyza heringianaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Minor Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth Lepidoptera: Geometridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleliveleafMinor (4-6)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Euproctis similis Yellow-tail Lepidoptera: Erebidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis similis/Euproctis similisyellow-tailcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleliveleaf caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Orgyia antiqua Vapourer Lepidoptera: Erebidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Orgyia antiqua/Orgyia antiquavapourercaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleliveleaf (-7/8)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Acronicta psi Grey Dagger Lepidoptera: Noctuidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Noctuidae/Acronicta psi/Acronicta psigrey daggercaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appleliveleaf caterpillar grazes on live leaf
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Resupinatus applicatus Smoked Oysterling Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Resupinatus applicatus/Resupinatus applicatussmoked oysterlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Malus sylvestris/Malus sylvestriscrab appledead, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMalus sylvestris (Crab Apple)
GenusMalus (apples)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple)

Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Malus sylvestris (Crab Apple):

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