Prunus spinosa (blackthorn, sloe)

Interactions where Prunus spinosa 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 State	Active Part	Active Stage	Relationship	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	Season	Summary
	may have adult	Oulema obscura	a leaf beetle	Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oulema obscura/	Oulema obscura	a leaf beetle			adult	Plant / resting place / on		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe						(7-)	adult may be found on
	may have adult	Cryptocephalus bipunctatus	a leaf beetle	Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bipunctatus/	Cryptocephalus bipunctatus	a leaf beetle			adult	Plant / resting place / on		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe						(4-late 8)	adult may be found on
	is associate of	Anthonomus rufus	a weevil	Coleoptera: Curculionidae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anthonomus rufus/	Anthonomus rufus	a weevil				Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe							is associated with
	is foodplant of	Phyllobius oblongus	Brown Leaf Weevil	Coleoptera: Curculionidae	Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Phyllobius oblongus/	Phyllobius oblongus	brown leaf weevil				Foodplant / feeds on		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe							feeds on
	is foodplant of larva	Pristiphora monogyniae	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pristiphora monogyniae/	Pristiphora monogyniae	a sawfly			larva	Foodplant / feeds on		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe					Sole		larva feeds on
	is foodplant of	Orthotylus marginalis	Dark Green Apple Capsid	Hemiptera: Miridae	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis/	Orthotylus (Orthotylus) marginalis	dark green apple capsid				Foodplant / feeds on	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe							feeds on
	is associate of fruitbody	Hygrocybe chlorophana	Golden Waxcap	Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae	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/Hygrophoraceae/Hygrocybe chlorophana/	Hygrocybe chlorophana	golden waxcap			fruitbody	Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe					Minor		fruitbody is associated with
(dead)	dead is decayed by fruitbody	Phellinus pomaceus	Cushion Bracket	Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae	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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus pomaceus/	Phellinus pomaceus	cushion bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead			Major		fruitbody is saprobic on dead
(esp. in shade)	esp. in shade is parasitised by sparse conidial anamorph	Erysiphe prunastri	a powdery mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe prunastri/	Erysiphe prunastri	a powdery mildew	sparse		conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		esp. in shade					sparse conidial anamorph parasitises esp. in shade
(esp. in shade)	esp. in shade is parasitised by cleistothecium	Erysiphe prunastri	a powdery mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe prunastri/	Erysiphe prunastri	a powdery mildew			cleistothecium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		esp. in shade					cleistothecium parasitises esp. in shade
(fungus-infested)	fungus-infested is associate of perithecium	Nitschkia collapsa	a pyrenomycete	Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia collapsa/	Nitschkia collapsa	a pyrenomycete			perithecium	Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		fungus-infested				(8-3)	perithecium is associated with fungus-infested
(lichen-covered)	lichen-covered is associate of	Cardiastethus fasciiventris	a flower bug	Hemiptera: Anthocoridae	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Cardiastethus fasciiventris/	Cardiastethus fasciiventris	a flower bug				Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		lichen-covered			Major		is associated with lichen-covered
(live)	live has sap sucked by	Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae	Water-lily Aphid, Water Lily Aphid	Hemiptera: Aphididae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae/	Rhopalosiphum nymphaeae	water-lily aphid, water lily aphid				Foodplant / sap sucker		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live			Major	(winter)	sucks sap of live
(live)	live is parasitised by fruitbody	Phellinus pomaceus	Cushion Bracket	Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae	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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Phellinus pomaceus/	Phellinus pomaceus	cushion bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live			Major		fruitbody parasitises live
bark (dead)	dead bark is decayed by erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic apothecium	Encoelia fimbriata	Fringed Cup	Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A new Encoelia (Helotiales) from Prunus spinosa in France, Spooner, B.M. & Trigaux, G., 1985 Profiles of Fungi No. 42: Encoelia fimbriata Spooner & Trigaux, Spooner, B.M., 1992	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Encoelia fimbriata/	Encoelia fimbriata	fringed cup	erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	bark		Minor		erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic apothecium is saprobic on dead bark
bark (dead)	dead bark is decayed by stroma	Encoelia fimbriata	Fringed Cup	Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A new Encoelia (Helotiales) from Prunus spinosa in France, Spooner, B.M. & Trigaux, G., 1985 Profiles of Fungi No. 42: Encoelia fimbriata Spooner & Trigaux, Spooner, B.M., 1992	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Encoelia fimbriata/	Encoelia fimbriata	fringed cup			stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	bark		Minor		stroma is saprobic on dead bark
branch	branch is decayed by sessile apothecium	Pezizella leucostigma	a discomycete	Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella leucostigma/	Pezizella leucostigma	a discomycete	sessile		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			branch		Major		sessile apothecium is saprobic on branch
branch (dead, decorticate, attached)	dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia comedens	Waxy Crust	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia comedens/	Vuilleminia comedens	waxy crust			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate, attached	branch		Rare		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (dead, decorticate, attached)	dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia coryli	a resupinate basidiomycete	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia coryli/	Vuilleminia coryli	a resupinate basidiomycete			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate, attached	branch				fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (dead, decorticate, attached)	dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia cystidiata	a resupinate basidiomycete	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/	Vuilleminia cystidiata	a resupinate basidiomycete			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate, attached	branch		Rare		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (dead, decorticate)	dead, decorticate branch is decayed by hysterothecium	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus	Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Hysterium angustatum/	Hysterium angustatum	a coffee bean fungus			hysterothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate	branch			(3-5)	hysterothecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch
branch (dead, decorticate)	dead, decorticate branch is decayed by perithecium	Nitschkia cupularis	a pyrenomycete	Coronophorales: Nitschkiaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Nitschkiaceae/Nitschkia cupularis/	Nitschkia cupularis	a pyrenomycete			perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decorticate	branch			(10-4)	perithecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate branch
branch (dead, fallen, decayed)	dead, fallen, decayed branch is decayed by fruitbody	Skeletocutis semipileata	Hazel Bracket	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	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/Polyporaceae/Skeletocutis semipileata/	Skeletocutis semipileata	hazel bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, fallen, decayed	branch		Minor		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch
branch (dead, often attached)	dead, often attached branch is decayed by immersed, often fissuring bark transversely stroma	Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypella prunastri/	Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete	immersed, often fissuring bark transversely		stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, often attached	branch			(4-5)	immersed, often fissuring bark transversely stroma is saprobic on dead, often attached branch
branch (dead, often attached)	dead, often attached branch is decayed by stromatic, densely crowded perithecium	Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypella prunastri/	Eutypella prunastri	a stromatic pyrenomycete	stromatic, densely crowded		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, often attached	branch			(4-5)	stromatic, densely crowded perithecium is saprobic on dead, often attached branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is decayed by immersed, in small groups, subiculate pseudothecium	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Otthia spiraeae/	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	immersed, in small groups, subiculate		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch			(11-4)	immersed, in small groups, subiculate pseudothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is decayed by Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Otthia spiraeae/	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete			Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch			(11-4)	Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is decayed by erumpent apothecium	Xeropilidium dennisii	a discomycete	Helotiales: Chaetomellaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Chaetomellaceae/Xeropilidium dennisii/	Xeropilidium dennisii	a discomycete	erumpent		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch			(4)	erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is associate of fruitbody	Hypocreopsis rhododendri	Hazel Gloves	Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae	Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a rare conspicuous fungus., Candy, B. & Webster, J., 1988	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocreopsis rhododendri/	Hypocreopsis rhododendri	hazel gloves			fruitbody	Plant / associate	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch				fruitbody is associated with dead branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is decayed by stroma	Hypoxylon howeanum	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Xylariaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon howeanum/	Hypoxylon howeanum	a stromatic pyrenomycete			stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch		Minor	(1-4)	stroma is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead)	dead branch is decayed by Geniculosporium anamorph	Hypoxylon howeanum	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Xylariaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon howeanum/	Hypoxylon howeanum	a stromatic pyrenomycete			Geniculosporium anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	branch		Minor	(1-4)	Geniculosporium anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (fallen, dead)	fallen, dead branch is decayed by colony of Catenularia dematiaceous anamorph	Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa	a pyrenomycete	Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa/	Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa	a pyrenomycete		colony	Catenularia dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		fallen, dead	branch			(1-12)	colony of Catenularia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on fallen, dead branch
branch (fallen, dead)	fallen, dead branch is decayed by perithecium	Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa	a pyrenomycete	Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa/	Chaetosphaeria myriocarpa	a pyrenomycete			perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		fallen, dead	branch			(1-12)	perithecium is saprobic on fallen, dead branch
branch (fallen)	fallen branch is decayed by resupinate fruitbody	Heteroradulum deglubens	Blushing Crust	Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae	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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Heteroradulum deglubens/	Heteroradulum deglubens	blushing crust	resupinate		fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		fallen	branch				resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on fallen branch
branch (fungus infected, fallen)	fungus infected, fallen branch is associate of subiculate perithecium	Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma	a pyrenomycete	Coronophorales: Chaetosphaerellaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Coronophorales/Chaetosphaerellaceae/Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma/	Chaetosphaerella phaeostroma	a pyrenomycete	subiculate		perithecium	Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		fungus infected, fallen	branch			(9-4)	subiculate perithecium is associated with fungus infected, fallen branch
branch (lichen-covered)	lichen-covered branch is associate of	Physatocheila dumetorum	a lacebug	Hemiptera: Tingidae	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Physatocheila dumetorum/	Physatocheila dumetorum	a lacebug				Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		lichen-covered	branch				is associated with lichen-covered branch
branch (live, decorticate)	live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia comedens	Waxy Crust	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	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/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia comedens/	Vuilleminia comedens	waxy crust			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live, decorticate	branch		Rare		fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
branch (live, decorticate)	live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia coryli	a resupinate basidiomycete	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia coryli/	Vuilleminia coryli	a resupinate basidiomycete			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live, decorticate	branch				fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
branch (live, decorticate)	live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody	Vuilleminia cystidiata	a resupinate basidiomycete	Corticiales: Corticiaceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia cystidiata/	Vuilleminia cystidiata	a resupinate basidiomycete			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live, decorticate	branch		Rare		fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
branch (live)	live branch is parasitised by immersed perithecium	Diaporthe perniciosa	a pyrenomycete	Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe perniciosa/	Diaporthe perniciosa	a pyrenomycete	immersed		perithecium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	branch			(2-3)	immersed perithecium parasitises live branch
branch (live)	live branch is parasitised by Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph	Diaporthe perniciosa	a pyrenomycete	Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe perniciosa/	Diaporthe perniciosa	a pyrenomycete			Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	branch				Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live branch
branch (live)	live branch is associate of fruitbody	Hypocreopsis rhododendri	Hazel Gloves	Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae	Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a rare conspicuous fungus., Candy, B. & Webster, J., 1988	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Hypocreopsis rhododendri/	Hypocreopsis rhododendri	hazel gloves			fruitbody	Plant / associate	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	branch				fruitbody is associated with live branch
flower	flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly			imago	Foodplant / visitor		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			flower				imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
flower	flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago	Hoplocampa flava	Plum Sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/	Hoplocampa flava	plum sawfly			imago	Foodplant / visitor		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			flower				imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
flower	flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa fulvicornis/	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly			imago	Foodplant / visitor		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			flower				imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
fruit kernel	fruit kernel may contain larva	Rhynchites auratus	a leafroller weevil	Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae	Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Rhynchites auratus/	Rhynchites auratus	a leafroller weevil			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			fruit kernel		Major		larva feeds within fruit kernel
fruit	fruit may contain larva	Tatianaerhynchites aequatus	Apple Fruit Rhynchites	Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae	Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Tatianaerhynchites aequatus/	Tatianaerhynchites aequatus	apple fruit rhynchites			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			fruit		Major		larva feeds within fruit
fruit (developing, usually falls when larva matures)	developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit may contain larva	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		developing, usually falls when larva matures	fruit		Major		larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit
fruit (developing, usually falls when larva matures)	developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit may contain larva	Hoplocampa flava	Plum Sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/	Hoplocampa flava	plum sawfly			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		developing, usually falls when larva matures	fruit				larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit
fruit (developing, usually falls when larva matures)	developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit may contain larva	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa fulvicornis/	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		developing, usually falls when larva matures	fruit		Sole		larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit
fruit (live)	live fruit is galled by infection	Taphrina pruni	Pocket Plum - causative organism	Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina pruni/	Taphrina pruni	pocket plum (causative organism)			infection	Foodplant / gall		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	fruit				infection causes gall of live fruit
leaf (midrib)	leaf (midrib) may contain larva	Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus	a leafroller weevil	Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus/	Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus	a leafroller weevil			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf (midrib)				larva feeds within leaf (midrib)
leaf (petiole)	leaf (petiole) may contain larva	Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus	a leafroller weevil	Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992 Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus/	Neocoenorrhinus pauxillus	a leafroller weevil			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf (petiole)				larva feeds within leaf (petiole)
leaf	leaf is galled by	Eriophyes similis	a gall mite	Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes similis/	Eriophyes similis	a gall mite				Foodplant / gall		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf				causes gall of leaf
leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Pareophora pruni	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pareophora pruni/	Pareophora pruni	a sawfly			larva	Foodplant / open feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf		Sole		larva grazes on leaf
leaf	leaf is grazed by social larva	Nematus lucidus	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Nematus lucidus/	Nematus lucidus	a sawfly	social		larva	Foodplant / open feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf				social larva grazes on leaf
leaf	leaf is grazed by solitary larva	Pristiphora biscalis	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pristiphora biscalis/	Pristiphora biscalis	a sawfly	solitary		larva	Foodplant / open feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf				solitary larva grazes on leaf
leaf	leaf is galled by larva	Pristiphora monogyniae	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pristiphora monogyniae/	Pristiphora monogyniae	a sawfly			larva	Foodplant / gall		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			leaf				larva causes gall of leaf
leaf (aphid-galled)	aphid-galled leaf is associate of	Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi	Elm Gall Bug	Hemiptera: Anthocoridae	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Anthocoridae/Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi/	Anthocoris gallarum-ulmi	elm gall bug				Plant / associate		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		aphid-galled	leaf				is associated with aphid-galled leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, overwintered)	dead, fallen, overwintered leaf of esp. maritime is decayed by stromatic, immersed perithecium	Polystigma rubrum	Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty	Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/	Polystigma rubrum	plum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dotty	stromatic, immersed		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, fallen, overwintered	leaf	esp. maritime	Major		stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf of esp. maritime
leaf (dead, fallen)	dead, fallen leaf of esp. maritime is decayed by stroma	Polystigma rubrum	Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty	Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/	Polystigma rubrum	plum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dotty			stroma	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, fallen	leaf	esp. maritime	Major		stroma is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf of esp. maritime
leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	Valsariales: Valsariaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	leaf			(Spring)	aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead)	dead leaf is decayed by stromatic, valsoid perithecium	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	Valsariales: Valsariaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	stromatic, valsoid		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	leaf				stromatic, valsoid perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, stunted, pale yellow tinged red, strap-like)	live, stunted, pale yellow tinged red, strap-like leaf may be infected and damaged by infection	Taphrina pruni	Pocket Plum - causative organism	Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina pruni/	Taphrina pruni	pocket plum (causative organism)			infection	Foodplant / pathogen		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live, stunted, pale yellow tinged red, strap-like	leaf				infection infects and damages live, stunted, pale yellow tinged red, strap-like leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is grazed by colonial, tented caterpillar	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	Brown-tail	Lepidoptera: Erebidae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Erebidae/Euproctis chrysorrhoea/	Euproctis chrysorrhoea	brown-tail	colonial, tented		caterpillar	Foodplant / open feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf			(8-7)	colonial, tented caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	plum powdery mildew, plum mildew			cleistothecium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf			(7-10)	cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by evanescent, mainly hypophyllous conidial anamorph	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	plum powdery mildew, plum mildew	evanescent, mainly hypophyllous		conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf				evanescent, mainly hypophyllous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf of esp. maritime is spotted by immersed conidioma of Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph	Polystigma rubrum	Plum Leaf Blotch - causative organism, Blackthorn Dotty	Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998 Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,, Cannon, P.F., 1996 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Phyllachorales/Phyllachoraceae/Polystigma rubrum/	Polystigma rubrum	plum leaf blotch - causative organism, blackthorn dotty	immersed	conidioma	Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf	esp. maritime	Major		immersed conidioma of Polystigmina coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf of esp. maritime
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by telium	Tranzschelia discolor	Plum Rust	Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae	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 discolor	plum rust			telium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe	?	live	leaf			(7-9)	telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium	Tranzschelia discolor	Plum Rust	Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae	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 discolor	plum rust	hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe	?	live	leaf			(7-9)	hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by telium	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae	Blackthorn Rust	Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae	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 pruni-spinosae/	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae	blackthorn rust			telium	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf			(7-9)	telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)	live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae	Blackthorn Rust	Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae	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 pruni-spinosae/	Tranzschelia pruni-spinosae	blackthorn rust	hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	leaf			(7-9)	hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
ovary	ovary may house ovum	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea/	Hoplocampa chrysorrhoea	a sawfly			ovum	Plant / resting place / within		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			ovary				ovum may be found in ovary
ovary	ovary may house ovum	Hoplocampa flava	Plum Sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/	Hoplocampa flava	plum sawfly			ovum	Plant / resting place / within		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			ovary				ovum may be found in ovary
ovary	ovary may house ovum	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa fulvicornis/	Hoplocampa fulvicornis	a sawfly			ovum	Plant / resting place / within		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			ovary		Sole		ovum may be found in ovary
root (live)	live root is parasitised by fruitbody	Entoloma clypeatum	Shield Pinkgill	Agaricales: Entolomataceae	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Fungi (April 2010), Roberts, P., 2010	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Entolomataceae/Entoloma clypeatum/	Entoloma clypeatum	shield pinkgill			fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	root		Minor	(4-6)	fruitbody parasitises live root
shoot (decaying)	decaying shoot may contain larva	Involvulus icosandriae	Apple Twig Cutter, Twig Cutting Weevil, Twig-cutting Weevil	Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae	Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Involvulus icosandriae/	Involvulus icosandriae	apple twig cutter, twig cutting weevil, twig-cutting weevil			larva	Foodplant / internal feeder		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		decaying	shoot		Major		larva feeds within decaying shoot
shoot (live, distorted, stunted, swollen, pale yellow tinged red)	live, distorted, stunted, swollen, pale yellow tinged red shoot may be infected and damaged by infection	Taphrina pruni	Pocket Plum - causative organism	Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina pruni/	Taphrina pruni	pocket plum (causative organism)			infection	Foodplant / pathogen		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live, distorted, stunted, swollen, pale yellow tinged red	shoot				infection infects and damages live, distorted, stunted, swollen, pale yellow tinged red shoot
shoot (live)	live shoot has sap sucked by	Phorodon humuli	Damson-hop Aphid	Hemiptera: Aphididae	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Phorodon (Phorodon) humuli/	Phorodon (Phorodon) humuli	damson-hop aphid				Foodplant / sap sucker		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	shoot			(3-6, autumn)	sucks sap of live shoot
stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	Valsariales: Valsariaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	stem			(Spring)	aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead)	dead stem is decayed by stromatic, valsoid perithecium	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	Valsariales: Valsariaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/	Valsaria cincta	a valsoid pyrenomycete	stromatic, valsoid		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	stem				stromatic, valsoid perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
stick (dead, fallen, decayed)	dead, fallen, decayed stick is decayed by fruitbody	Skeletocutis semipileata	Hazel Bracket	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	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/Polyporaceae/Skeletocutis semipileata/	Skeletocutis semipileata	hazel bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, fallen, decayed	stick		Minor		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed stick
trunk (dead)	dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody	Ganoderma adspersum	Southern 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 adspersum/	Ganoderma adspersum	southern bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	trunk				fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live)	live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody	Ganoderma adspersum	Southern 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 adspersum/	Ganoderma adspersum	southern bracket			fruitbody	Foodplant / parasite		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	trunk				fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig (attached)	attached twig is decayed by fruitbody	Truncospora atlantica	a bracket fungus	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	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/Polyporaceae/Truncospora atlantica/	Truncospora atlantica	a bracket fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		attached	twig				fruitbody is saprobic on attached twig
twig (dead, fallen)	dead, fallen twig is decayed by fruitbody	Truncospora atlantica	a bracket fungus	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	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/Polyporaceae/Truncospora atlantica/	Truncospora atlantica	a bracket fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, fallen	twig				fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by immersed, in small groups, subiculate pseudothecium	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Otthia spiraeae/	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	immersed, in small groups, subiculate		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig			(11-4)	immersed, in small groups, subiculate pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete	Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Otthia spiraeae/	Otthia spiraeae	an ascomycete			Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig			(11-4)	Diplodia coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by apothecium	Dermatea prunastri	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermatea prunastri/	Dermatea prunastri	a discomycete			apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig				apothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by erumpent pycnidium of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph	Dermatea prunastri	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermatea prunastri/	Dermatea prunastri	a discomycete	erumpent	pycnidium	Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig				erumpent pycnidium of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by apothecium	Dermea padi	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermea padi/	Dermea padi	a discomycete			apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig				apothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)	dead twig is decayed by conidioma of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph	Dermea padi	a discomycete	Helotiales: Dermateaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermea padi/	Dermea padi	a discomycete		conidioma	Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	twig				conidioma of Foveostroma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live)	live twig is parasitised by cleistothecium	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	plum powdery mildew, plum mildew			cleistothecium	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	twig			(7-10)	cleistothecium parasitises live twig
twig (live)	live twig is parasitised by evanescent conidial anamorph	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./	Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.	plum powdery mildew, plum mildew	evanescent		conidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		live	twig				evanescent conidial anamorph parasitises live twig
wood	wood is decayed by fruitbody	Auricularia auricula-judae	Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus	Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae	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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/	Auricularia auricula-judae	jelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe	UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe			wood				fruitbody is saprobic on wood
wood (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody	Exidiopsis calcea	a jelly fungus	Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae	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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidiopsis calcea/	Exidiopsis calcea	a jelly fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decayed	wood				fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody	Serendipita vermifera	a jelly fungus	Auriculariales	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/Auriculariales/Serendipita vermifera/	Serendipita vermifera	a jelly fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decayed	wood		Major		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody	Stypella subhyalina	a jelly fungus	Auriculariales	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/Auriculariales/Stypella subhyalina/	Stypella subhyalina	a jelly fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decayed	wood		Major		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed)	dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody	Phlebiopsis ravenelii	a resupinate fungus	Polyporales: Phanerochaetaceae	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/Phanerochaetaceae/Phlebiopsis ravenelii/	Phlebiopsis ravenelii	a resupinate fungus			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, decayed	wood		Minor		fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, white-rotten)	dead, white-rotten wood is decayed by fruitbody	Dichomitus efibulatus	a polypore	Polyporales: Polyporaceae	Dichomitus efibulatus: a recently described polypore from S.W. Britain, Ainsworth, M., 2009	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Dichomitus efibulatus/	Dichomitus efibulatus	a polypore			fruitbody	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead, white-rotten	wood				fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood
wood (dead)	dead wood is decayed by erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic apothecium	Encoelia fimbriata	Fringed Cup	Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A new Encoelia (Helotiales) from Prunus spinosa in France, Spooner, B.M. & Trigaux, G., 1985 Profiles of Fungi No. 42: Encoelia fimbriata Spooner & Trigaux, Spooner, B.M., 1992	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Encoelia fimbriata/	Encoelia fimbriata	fringed cup	erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	wood		Minor		erumpent, densely clustered, stromatic apothecium is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead)	dead wood is decayed by stroma	Encoelia fimbriata	Fringed Cup	Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 A new Encoelia (Helotiales) from Prunus spinosa in France, Spooner, B.M. & Trigaux, G., 1985 Profiles of Fungi No. 42: Encoelia fimbriata Spooner & Trigaux, Spooner, B.M., 1992	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Encoelia fimbriata/	Encoelia fimbriata	fringed cup			stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	wood		Minor		stroma is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead)	dead wood is decayed by effuse colony of Endophragmiella anamorph	Endophragmiella boothii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Sordariales: Helminthosphaeriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Helminthosphaeriaceae/Endophragmiella boothii/	Endophragmiella boothii	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	effuse	colony	Endophragmiella anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	wood			(10-4)	effuse colony of Endophragmiella anamorph is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead)	dead wood is decayed by stroma	Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypa flavovirens/	Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete			stroma	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	wood			(1-12)	stroma is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead)	dead wood is decayed by stromatic, immersed perithecium	Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Diatrypaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Eutypa flavovirens/	Eutypa flavovirens	a stromatic pyrenomycete	stromatic, immersed		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		dead	wood			(1-12)	stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead wood
wood (rotten)	rotten wood is decayed by effuse colony of Acrogenospora anamorph	Acrogenospora sphaerocephala	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	Hysteriales: Hysteriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Hysteriales/Hysteriaceae/Acrogenospora sphaerocephala/	Acrogenospora sphaerocephala	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus	effuse	colony	Acrogenospora anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		rotten	wood				effuse colony of Acrogenospora anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood
wood (rotten)	rotten wood is decayed by colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Monodictys putredinis	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Monodictys putredinis/	Monodictys putredinis	a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus		colony	Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		rotten	wood				colony of Monodictys dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on rotten wood
wood (rotten)	rotten wood is decayed by immersed perithecium	Lentomitella cirrhosa	a pyrenomycete	Boliniales: Boliniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Boliniales/Boliniaceae/Lentomitella cirrhosa/	Lentomitella cirrhosa	a pyrenomycete	immersed		perithecium	Foodplant / saprobe		/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus spinosa/	Prunus spinosa	blackthorn, sloe		rotten	wood			(good condition: 4-5)	immersed perithecium is saprobic on rotten wood

Species	Prunus spinosa (Blackthorn, Sloe)
Genus	Prunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
Family	ROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
Order	ROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Prunus spinosa L.
(Blackthorn, Sloe)

Interactions where Prunus spinosa is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

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BioInfo - Wildlife Information (UK)

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ainsworth, M., 2009	Dichomitus efibulatus: a recently described polypore from S.W. Britain	Field Mycology Vol 10 (2): 59-62.
Benson, R.B., 1952	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Benson, R.B., 1958	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998	Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants	Collins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992	Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations	11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Candy, B. & Webster, J., 1988	Hypocreopsis rhododendri, a rare conspicuous fungus.	Mycologist Vol 02 (1): 18-21.
Cannon, P.F., 1996	Polystigma rubrum (Pers.) DC., in Lamarck & de Candolle,	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1288.
Cox, M.L., 2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland	336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews	Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997	British Vuilleminia species	Mycologist Vol 11 (1): 4-6.
Morris, M.G., 1990	Orthocerous Weevils	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 1997	Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Roberts, P., 2010	Fungi (April 2010)	British Wildlife Vol 21 (4): 288-289.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959	Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles	Wayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spooner, B.M. & Trigaux, G., 1985	A new Encoelia (Helotiales) from Prunus spinosa in France	TBMS Vol 85 (3): 547-552.
Spooner, B.M., 1992	Profiles of Fungi No. 42: Encoelia fimbriata Spooner & Trigaux	Mycologist Vol 06 (1): 42.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls	95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)