Prunus dulcis (Mill.) D.A. Webb
(Almond)

Interactions where Prunus dulcis 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
is parasitised by UK/IrelandMinor Podosphaera pannosa Rose Powdery Mildew, Peach Powdery Mildew, Rose Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera pannosa/Podosphaera pannosarose powdery mildew, peach powdery mildew, rose mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondMinor parasitises
may be infected and damaged by Minor [Armillaria mellea s.l.] honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria mellea s.l./Armillaria mellea s.l.honey fungi Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondMinor infects and damages
branch branch is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondbranch punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by loosely gregarious, covered then erumpent by transverse fissure, radially plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Eutypella prunastri a stromatic pyrenomycete Xylariales: Diatrypaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypella prunastri/Eutypella prunastria stromatic pyrenomyceteloosely gregarious, covered then erumpent by transverse fissure, radially plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmonddeadbranch (Winter, Spring)loosely gregarious, covered then erumpent by transverse fissure, radially plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
bud (dormant) dormant bud is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmonddormantbud punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises dormant bud
flower flower is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondflower punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises flower
fruit fruit is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondfruit punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises 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 dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondlive, fallen, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live, wrinkled) live, wrinkled fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Host plants of the brown rot fungi in Britain, Wormauld, H., 1940
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondlive, wrinkledfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wrinkled fruit
leaf leaf is grazed by epiphyllous larva Caliroa cerasi Pear and Cherry Slug Sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Caliroa cerasi/Caliroa cerasipear and cherry slug sawflyepiphyllouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondleaf (6-9)epiphyllous larva grazes on leaf
leaf (curled, reddened) curled, reddened leaf is galled by infection Major Taphrina deformans Peach Leaf Curl - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina deformans/Taphrina deformanspeach leaf curl (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondcurled, reddenedleafMajor (6-7)infection causes gall of curled, reddened leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleafMinor (late spring)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleafMinor (late spring)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Minor Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleafMinor punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Clasterosporium carpophilum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Magnaporthales: Magnaporthaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Magnaporthales/Magnaporthaceae/Clasterosporium carpophilum/Clasterosporium carpophiluma dematiaceous anamorphic fungusClasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleaf Clasterosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes shot holes on 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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleafMinor (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
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleafMinor (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 dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus/Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondliveleaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (withered) withered leaf 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 dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondwitheredleaf sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages withered leaf
leaf (yellowing, prematurely falling) yellowing, prematurely falling leaf may be infected and damaged by Major Rosellinia necatrix White Root Rot - causative organism Xylariales: Xylariaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Rosellinia necatrix/Rosellinia necatrixwhite root rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondyellowing, prematurely fallingleafMajor infects and damages yellowing, prematurely falling leaf
terminal shoot (withered, drooping tipped) withered, drooping tipped terminal shoot 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 dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondwithered, drooping tippedterminal shoot sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages withered, drooping tipped terminal shoot
trunk trunk may be infected and damaged by basidiome Chondrostereum purpureum Silverleaf Fungus Agaricales: Cyphellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cyphellaceae/Chondrostereum purpureum/Chondrostereum purpureumsilverleaf fungusbasidiome Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondtrunk basidiome infects and damages trunk
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma applanatum/Ganoderma applanatumartist's bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmonddeadtrunkMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live, cankered) live, cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Minor Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceaea Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondlive, 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: Pseudomonadaceaea Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceaea/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondlive, cankeredtrunkMinor infects and damages live, cankered trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma applanatum Artist’s Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma applanatum/Ganoderma applanatumartist's bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus dulcis/Prunus dulcisalmondlivetrunkMinor fruitbody parasitises live trunk

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

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
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Wormauld, H., 1940Host plants of the brown rot fungi in BritainTBMS Vol 24(1): 20-28,I,II.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus dulcis (Almond)
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 dulcis (Almond)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus dulcis (Almond):

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