Berberis vulgaris L.
(Barberry)

Interactions where Berberis vulgaris 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
is galled by pycnium Rare Puccinia brachypodii var arrhenatheri a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia brachypodii var. arrhenatheri/Puccinia brachypodii var. arrhenatheria rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryRare pycnium causes gall of
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia graminis Black Stem Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis/Puccinia graminisblack stem rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrylive pycnium parasitises live
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered, in cracks in bark pseudothecium Cucurbitaria berberidis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria berberidis/Cucurbitaria berberidisan ascomyceteclustered, in cracks in barkpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrydeadbranch (11-4)clustered, in cracks in bark pseudothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, in groups of 8-16 perithecium Diaporthe detrusa a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe detrusa/Diaporthe detrusaa pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of 8-16perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrydeadbranch (4-5)immersed, in groups of 8-16 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
fruit fruit may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Rhagoletis meigenii a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Rhagoletis meigenii/Rhagoletis meigeniia gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryfruitSole larva feeds within fruit
leaf (on witches' broom) (live) live leaf (on witches’ broom) is galled by hypophyllous aecium Rare Puccinia brachypodii var arrhenatheri a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia brachypodii var. arrhenatheri/Puccinia brachypodii var. arrhenatheria rust fungushypophyllousaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf (on witches' broom)Rare hypophyllous aecium causes gall of live leaf (on witches’ broom)
leaf leaf is galled by larva Dasineura berberidis a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura berberidis/Dasineura berberidisa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryleaf larva causes gall of leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Arge berberidis Barberry Sawfly, Barberry Fusehorn Hymenoptera: Argidae RHS Gardening For All, RHS
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Argidae/Arge berberidis/Arge berberidisbarberry sawfly, barberry fusehornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta berberidis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta berberidis/Phyllosticta berberidisa coelomycetescattered, epiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf (4)scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, aggregated pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Sphaerulina berberidis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Sphaerulina berberidis/Sphaerulina berberidisa leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, aggregatedpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf (4,8)epiphyllous, aggregated pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe berberidis Barberry 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 berberidis/Erysiphe berberidisbarberry mildewamphigenouscleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf amphigenous cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous conidial anamorph UK/IrelandMinor Erysiphe berberidis Barberry 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 berberidis/Erysiphe berberidisbarberry mildewamphigenousconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleafMinor amphigenous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by aecium Puccinia graminis Black Stem Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia graminis/Puccinia graminisblack stem rustaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf aecium causes gall of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by aecium ForeignCaptivity Puccinia striiformis var striiformis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Century-old mystery of Puccinia striiformis life history solved with the identification of Berberis as an alternate host., Jin, Y., Szabo, L.J. & Carson, M., 2010
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust fungusaecium Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedaecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnium ForeignCaptivity Puccinia striiformis var striiformis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Century-old mystery of Puccinia striiformis life history solved with the identification of Berberis as an alternate host., Jin, Y., Szabo, L.J. & Carson, M., 2010
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformis/Puccinia striiformis var. striiformisa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberryliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedpycnium causes spots on live leaf
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by clustered, in cracks in bark pseudothecium Cucurbitaria berberidis an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria berberidis/Cucurbitaria berberidisan ascomyceteclustered, in cracks in barkpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrydeadtwig (11-4)clustered, in cracks in bark pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in groups of 8-16 perithecium Diaporthe detrusa a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe detrusa/Diaporthe detrusaa pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of 8-16perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrydeadtwig (4-5)immersed, in groups of 8-16 perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live, galled) live, galled twig is galled by pycnium UK/IrelandRestricted Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrylive, galledtwigSole pycnium causes gall of live, galled twig
twig (live, galled) live, galled twig is galled by aecium UK/IrelandRestricted Puccinia brachypodii var poae-nemoralis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralis/Puccinia brachypodii var. poae-nemoralisa rust fungusaecium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrylive, galledtwigSole aecium causes gall of live, galled twig
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe berberidis Barberry 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 berberidis/Erysiphe berberidisbarberry mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrylivetwig cleistothecium parasitises live twig
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Camarosporium berberidis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Camarosporium berberidis/Camarosporium berberidisa coelomyceteCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Berberidaceae/Berberis vulgaris/Berberis vulgarisbarberrydeadwood Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood

Author & YearTitleSource
RHSRHS Gardening For Allwww.rhs.org.uk/index.asp
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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.
Jin, Y., Szabo, L.J. & Carson, M., 2010Century-old mystery of Puccinia striiformis life history solved with the identification of Berberis as an alternate host.Phytopathology 100: 432-435.
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press

Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBerberis vulgaris (Barberry)
GenusBerberis (barberries)
FamilyBERBERIDACEAE (barberrys)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
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 Berberis vulgaris (Barberry)

Berberis vulgaris (Barberry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Berberis vulgaris (Barberry):

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