Rhododendron ferrugineum L.
(Alpenrose)

Interactions where Rhododendron ferrugineum 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
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium UK/Ireland Chrysomyxa ledi var rhododendri Rhododendron Rust Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendri/Chrysomyxa ledi var. rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ferrugineum/Rhododendron ferrugineumalpenroseliveleaf mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by fruitbody UK/Ireland Exobasidium rhododendri a redleaf fungus Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Non-gilled Fungi, Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986
Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium rhododendri/Exobasidium rhododendria redleaf fungusfruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ferrugineum/Rhododendron ferrugineumalpenroseliveleaf fruitbody causes gall of live leaf

Rhododendron ferrugineum (Alpenrose) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986Non-gilled FungiFungi of Switzerland, Vol 2, 412pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
Ing, B., 1998Exobasidium in the British IslesMycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhododendron ferrugineum (Alpenrose)
GenusRhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
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 Rhododendron ferrugineum (Alpenrose)

Rhododendron ferrugineum (Alpenrose) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhododendron ferrugineum (Alpenrose):

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