Populus alba L.
(White Poplar)

Interactions where Populus alba 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
is foodplant of Foreign Dorytomus dejeani Common Aspen Catkin Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus dejeani/Dorytomus dejeanicommon aspen catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar feeds on
is foodplant of Foreign Dorytomus filirostris a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus filirostris/Dorytomus filirostrisa catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar feeds on
is foodplant of Foreign Dorytomus longimanus Common Poplar Catkin Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus longimanus/Dorytomus longimanuscommon poplar catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar feeds on
is associate of Sthenarus rotermundi a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Sthenarus rotermundi/Sthenarus rotermundia plantbug or grassbug Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar is associated with
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe adunca var adunca Willow and Poplar Mildew, Willow Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe adunca var. adunca/Erysiphe adunca var. aduncawillow and poplar mildew, willow mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar parasitises
branch (thin) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia subcaesia Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia subcaesia/Postia subcaesiablueing bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, fallen, decayedbranch (thin)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (thin)
branch (young) branch (young) has sap sucked by ant-attended colony Chaitophorus populeti a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus populeti/Chaitophorus populetia hairy aphidant-attendedcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarbranch (young) ant-attended colony sucks sap of branch (young)
branch (dead, attached) dead, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Major Peniophora polygonia a resupinate fungus Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora polygonia/Peniophora polygoniaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, attachedbranchMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by somewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Valsa sordida a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa sordida/Valsa sordidaa valsoid pyrenomycetesomewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadbranch (5-9,12-1)somewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, in groups of 5 to 12 perithecium Valsa sordida a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa sordida/Valsa sordidaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of 5 to 12perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadbranch (2-4)immersed, in groups of 5 to 12 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
bud (vegetative bud (vegetative may contain larva UK/Ireland Dorytomus tremulae a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus tremulae/Dorytomus tremulaea catkin weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarbud (vegetative larva feeds within bud (vegetative
carpel (swollen, golden-yellow) swollen, golden-yellow carpel is galled by ForeignRestricted Taphrina rhizophora a tongue fungus Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P., 2013
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina rhizophora/Taphrina rhizophoraa tongue fungus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarswollen, golden-yellowcarpelSole causes gall of swollen, golden-yellow carpel
catkin (male) (overwintered, fallen) overwintered, fallen catkin (male) is decayed by often long-stalked apothecium Ciboria caucus Alder Goblet Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Ciboria caucus/Ciboria caucusalder gobletoften long-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplaroverwintered, fallencatkin (male) (3-4)often long-stalked apothecium is saprobic on overwintered, fallen catkin (male)
catkin Foreign catkin may contain larva UK/Ireland Dorytomus tremulae a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus tremulae/Dorytomus tremulaea catkin weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarcatkin larva feeds within catkin
catkin catkin is visited for nectar and/or pollen by adult Egle concomitans Poplar Catkin Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae Revision of the willow catkin flies, genus Egle Robineau-Desvoidy (Diptera: Anthomyiidae), in Europe and neighbouring areas, Michelsen, V., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Egle concomitans/Egle concomitanspoplar catkin flyadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarcatkin adult visits for nectar and/or pollen catkin
leaf leaf of sapling is grazed by adult Questionable Zeugophora subspinosa a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Megalopodidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplar?leafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)adult grazes on leaf of sapling
leaf leaf is rolled by larva Byctiscus populi Poplar Leaf-roller, Leaf-rolling Weevil Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Byctiscus populi/Byctiscus populipoplar leaf-roller, leaf-rolling weevillarva Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarleaf larva rolls leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Fenusella glaucopis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Fenusella glaucopis/Fenusella glaucopisa sawflylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, decaying) dead, fallen, decaying leaf is decayed by erumpent apothecium Drepanopeziza castagnei a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza castagnei/Drepanopeziza castagneia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, fallen, decayingleaf (3)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, decaying leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia macularis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia macularis/Venturia macularisan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadleaf (spring)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous colony Chaitophorus albus a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus albus/Chaitophorus albusa hairy aphidhypophyllouscolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleaf hypophyllous colony sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Pollaccia anamorph Venturia macularis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia macularis/Venturia macularisan ascomycetecolonyPollaccia anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleaf (summer-early autumn)colony of Pollaccia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by stromatic Fusicladium anamorph Foreign Venturia tremulae Venturiales: Venturiaceae The genus Fusicladium (Hyphomycetes) in Poland, Ruszkiewicz-Michalska, M. & Polec, E., 2006
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia tremulae/Venturia tremulaestromaticFusicladium anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleaf stromatic Fusicladium anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph Drepanopeziza castagnei a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza castagnei/Drepanopeziza castagneia discomyceteacervulusMarssonina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleaf (8-9)acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered telium UK/IrelandMinor [Melampsora populnea] poplar rusts, dog’s mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapoplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rusthypophyllous, subepidermal, scatteredtelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleafMinor hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium UK/IrelandMinor [Melampsora populnea] poplar rusts, dog’s mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora populnea/Melampsora populneapoplar rusts, dog's mercury rust, larch rust,pine twisting rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveleafMinor hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody UK/IrelandQuestionable Xerocomus silwoodensis Poplar Bolete Boletales: Boletaceae Xerocomus silwoodensis sp. nov., a new species within the European X. subtomentosus complex, Taylor, A.F.S., Hills, A.E., Simonini, G., Munoz, J.A., & Eberhardt, U., 2007
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Boletaceae/Xerocomus silwoodensis/Xerocomus silwoodensispoplar boletefruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveroot fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
shoot (young) shoot (young) has sap sucked by ant-attended colony Chaitophorus populeti a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus populeti/Chaitophorus populetia hairy aphidant-attendedcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarshoot (young) ant-attended colony sucks sap of shoot (young)
shoot shoot may contain larva UK/Ireland Dorytomus tremulae a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus tremulae/Dorytomus tremulaea catkin weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarshoot larva feeds within shoot
shoot (dead) dead shoot is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia macularis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia macularis/Venturia macularisan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadshoot (spring)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead shoot
shoot (live) live shoot is decayed by colony of Pollaccia anamorph Venturia macularis an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia macularis/Venturia macularisan ascomycetecolonyPollaccia anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarliveshoot (summer-early autumn)colony of Pollaccia anamorph is saprobic on live shoot
stick (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed stick is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia subcaesia Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia subcaesia/Postia subcaesiablueing bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, fallen, decayedstickMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick
trunk (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia subcaesia Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia subcaesia/Postia subcaesiablueing bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, fallen, decayedtrunksaplingMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk of sapling
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Major Phellinus populicola a bracket fungus Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Phellinus igniarius and its closest relatives in Europe, Fischer, M., 1995
Fungi associated with Poplars, Robinson, K., Burnham, A., Kibby, G. & Ainsworth, M., 2011
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus populicola/Phellinus populicolaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplarlivetrunkMajor fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig (bark) (dead) dead twig (bark) is decayed by gregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph Leucostoma niveum a valsoid pyrenomycete fungus Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma niveum/Leucostoma niveuma valsoid pyrenomycete fungusgregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadtwig (bark) (2-3)gregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig (bark)
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by scattered to gregarious, erumpent through small slits in bark pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe putator a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe putator/Diaporthe putatora valsoid pyrenomycetescattered to gregarious, erumpent through small slits in barkpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, attachedtwig (6)scattered to gregarious, erumpent through small slits in bark pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in groups of up to 10 perithecium Leucostoma niveum a valsoid pyrenomycete fungus Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma niveum/Leucostoma niveuma valsoid pyrenomycete fungusimmersed, in groups of up to 10perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadtwig (4-5)immersed, in groups of up to 10 perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
wood chip (decayed) decayed wood chip is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Cristinia rhenana a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Cristinia rhenana/Cristinia rhenanaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardecayedwood chip fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood chip
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Postia subcaesia Blueing Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia subcaesia/Postia subcaesiablueing bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardead, fallen, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Peniophora polygonia a resupinate fungus Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora polygonia/Peniophora polygoniaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus alba/Populus albawhite poplardeadwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood

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Populus alba (White Poplar) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPopulus alba (White Poplar)
GenusPopulus (poplars)
FamilySALICACEAE (poplars and willows)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
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 Populus alba (White Poplar)

Populus alba (White Poplar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

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Pathology

Brilli, F., Ruuskanen, T.M., Schnitzhofer, R., Muller, M., Breitenlechner, M., et al Detection of Plant Volatiles after Leaf Wounding and Darkening by Proton Transfer Reaction ‘‘Time-of-Flight’’ Mass Spectrometry (PTR-TOF) PLOS One.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Populus alba (White Poplar):

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