Abies nordmanniana (Steven) Spach
(Caucasian Fir)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
(live) live is parasitised by aecidium Pucciniastrum goeppertianum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum goeppertianum/Pucciniastrum goeppertianuma rust fungusaecidium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firlive aecidium parasitises live
branch branch of poorly developed tree is parasitised by erumpent, effuse, encrusting stroma Cucurbidothis pithyophila an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbidothis pithyophila/Cucurbidothis pithyophilaan ascomyceteerumpent, effuse, encrustingstroma Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firbranchpoorly developed tree erumpent, effuse, encrusting stroma parasitises branch of poorly developed tree
branch branch of poorly developed tree is parasitised by stromatic, clustered pseudothecium Cucurbidothis pithyophila an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbidothis pithyophila/Cucurbidothis pithyophilaan ascomycetestromatic, clusteredpseudothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firbranchpoorly developed tree stromatic, clustered pseudothecium parasitises branch of poorly developed tree
bud (live) live bud has sap sucked by Dreyfusia nordmannianae a silver fir adelgid Hemiptera: Adelgidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Dreyfusia nordmannianae/Dreyfusia nordmannianaea silver fir adelgid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firlivebud sucks sap of live bud
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Dreyfusia nordmannianae a silver fir adelgid Hemiptera: Adelgidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Dreyfusia nordmannianae/Dreyfusia nordmannianaea silver fir adelgid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firlive, distortedleaf sucks sap of live, distorted leaf
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 nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian 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 nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian 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 nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian 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 nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firshort, thick, spirally arrangedneedle (6-8)hypophyllous, either side of midrib aecium causes gall of short, thick, spirally arranged needle
shoot (young) (live) live shoot (young) has sap sucked by Dreyfusia nordmannianae a silver fir adelgid Hemiptera: Adelgidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Dreyfusia nordmannianae/Dreyfusia nordmannianaea silver fir adelgid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firliveshoot (young) sucks sap of live shoot (young)
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Dreyfusia nordmannianae a silver fir adelgid Hemiptera: Adelgidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Adelgidae/Dreyfusia nordmannianae/Dreyfusia nordmannianaea silver fir adelgid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firlivestem sucks sap of live stem
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 nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firpale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwardsstem mycelium causes gall of pale yellow, shorter, thicker, growing vertically upwards stem
twig twig of poorly developed tree is parasitised by erumpent, effuse, encrusting stroma Cucurbidothis pithyophila an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbidothis pithyophila/Cucurbidothis pithyophilaan ascomyceteerumpent, effuse, encrustingstroma Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firtwigpoorly developed tree erumpent, effuse, encrusting stroma parasitises twig of poorly developed tree
twig twig of poorly developed tree is parasitised by stromatic, clustered pseudothecium Cucurbidothis pithyophila an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbidothis pithyophila/Cucurbidothis pithyophilaan ascomycetestromatic, clusteredpseudothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Abies nordmanniana/Abies nordmannianaCaucasian firtwigpoorly developed tree stromatic, clustered pseudothecium parasitises twig of poorly developed tree

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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAbies nordmanniana (Caucasian 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 nordmanniana (Caucasian Fir)

Abies nordmanniana (Caucasian 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 nordmanniana (Caucasian Fir):

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