Prunus armeniaca L.
(Apricot)

Interactions where Prunus armeniaca 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
(live) live is parasitised by Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat. Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.plum powdery mildew, plum mildew Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive parasitises live
cambium (live) live cambium may contain larva Anisandrus dispar Shot-hole Borer Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anisandrus dispar/Anisandrus disparshot-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlivecambium larva feeds within live cambium
flower (live, wilted) live, wilted flower may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, wiltedflower sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wilted flower
flower (live) live flower may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveflowerMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live flower
fruit (blackened mummified) blackened mummified fruit is decayed by long-stalked, greyish brown, gregarious apothecium Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)long-stalked, greyish brown, gregariousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotblackened mummifiedfruitMinor long-stalked, greyish brown, gregarious apothecium is saprobic on blackened mummified fruit
fruit (grooved, pitted, banded) grooved, pitted, banded fruit may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotgrooved, pitted, bandedfruit infects and damages grooved, pitted, banded fruit
fruit (live, fallen, brown-rotten) live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia fructigena Apple Brown Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia fructigena/Monilinia fructigenaapple brown rot (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, fallen, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live, wrinkled, brown-rotten) live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, wrinkled, brown-rottenfruitMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live, wrinkled, brown-rotten) live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, wrinkled, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live) live fruit may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)effusecolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlivefruit effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live fruit
leaf (curled, reddened) curled, reddened leaf is galled by infection Rare Taphrina deformans Peach Leaf Curl - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina deformans/Taphrina deformanspeach leaf curl (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotcurled, reddenedleafRare (6-7)infection causes gall of curled, reddened leaf
leaf (fallen, dead, overwintered) fallen, dead, overwintered leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotfallen, dead, overwinteredleaf immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on fallen, dead, overwintered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (late spring)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (late spring)causes spots on live 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/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (4-6)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by few, minute, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phyllosticta circumscissa a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta circumscissa/Phyllosticta circumscissaa coelomycetefew, minute, immersedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf few, minute, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by few, minute, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phyllosticta circumscissa a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta circumscissa/Phyllosticta circumscissaa coelomycetefew, minute, immersedpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf few, minute, immersed pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phyllosticta prunicola a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta prunicola/Phyllosticta prunicolaa coelomyceteamphigenous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf (9-10)amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phyllosticta prunicola a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta prunicola/Phyllosticta prunicolaa coelomyceteamphigenous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf (9-10)amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)effusecolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Minor Tranzschelia discolor Plum Rust Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae 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
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (7-9)telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium Minor Tranzschelia discolor Plum Rust Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae 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
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleafMinor (7-9)hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Plum Line Pattern virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Line Pattern virus/Plum Line Pattern virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotliveleaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (spotted) spotted leaf may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotspottedleaf infects and damages spotted leaf
trunk trunk may be infected and damaged by basidiome Chondrostereum purpureum Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease Agaricales: Cyphellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cyphellaceae/Chondrostereum purpureum/Chondrostereum purpureumsilverleaf fungus, silver leaf diseasebasidiome Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricottrunk basidiome infects and damages trunk
trunk (live, cankered) live, cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, cankeredtrunkMinor infects and damages live, cankered trunk
trunk (live, cankered) live, cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlive, cankeredtrunkMinor infects and damages live, cankered trunk
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus armeniaca/Prunus armeniacaapricotlivetwigMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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

Prunus armeniaca (Apricot) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus armeniaca (Apricot)
GenusPrunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
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 Prunus armeniaca (Apricot)

Prunus armeniaca (Apricot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus armeniaca (Apricot):

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