Abies cephalonica Loudon
(Greek Fir)

Interactions where Abies cephalonica 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
leaf (young) (red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached) red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Sydowia polyspora Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism Dothideales: Dothioraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllouspycnidiumSclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young) hypophyllous pycnidium of Sclerophoma coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)
leaf (young) (red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached) red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young) may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous perithecium Sydowia polyspora Fir Needle Scorch - causative organism Dothideales: Dothioraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Dothioraceae/Sydowia polyspora/Sydowia polysporafir needle scorch (causative organism)hypophyllousperithecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firred-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attachedleaf (young) hypophyllous perithecium infects and damages red-brown, then darkening, shrivelled, attached leaf (young)
needle needle is parasitised by hypophyllous, in rows either side of midrib aecium Milesina blechni Hard Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina blechni/Milesina blechnihard fern rusthypophyllous, in rows either side of midribaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firneedle hypophyllous, in rows either side of midrib aecium parasitises needle
needle needle is parasitised by pycnium Milesina blechni Hard Fern Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina blechni/Milesina blechnihard fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firneedle pycnium parasitises needle
needle needle is parasitised by pycnium Milesina kriegeriana a fern rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firneedle pycnium parasitises needle
needle (locally yellowed) locally yellowed needle is parasitised by hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium Milesina kriegeriana a fern rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Milesina kriegeriana/Milesina kriegerianaa fern rusthypophyllous, two irregular rowsaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firlocally yellowedneedle (6-9)hypophyllous, two irregular rows aecium parasitises locally yellowed needle
needle (short, thick, spirally arranged) short, thick, spirally arranged needle is galled by pycnium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle pycnium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle
needle (short, thick, spirally arranged) short, thick, spirally arranged needle is galled by hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungushypophyllous, either side of midribaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle
stem (pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards) pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem is galled by mycelium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella caryophyllacearum/Melampsorella caryophyllacearuma rust fungusmycelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies cephalonica/Abies cephalonicaGreek firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem

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
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

Abies cephalonica (Greek Fir) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbies cephalonica (Greek Fir)
GenusAbies (firs)
FamilyPINACEAE (pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Abies cephalonica (Greek Fir)

Abies cephalonica (Greek Fir) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Abies cephalonica (Greek Fir):

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