Crocus L.
(croci)

Interactions where Crocus 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 parasitised by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Botrytis croci White Mould Of Crocus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis croci/Botrytis crociwhite mould of crocuscolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscroci colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph parasitises
bulb bulb may be infected and damaged by Minor Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrocibulbMinor infects and damages bulb
bulb (live, soft) live, soft bulb may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Stem nematodes of bulbs (Ditylenchus dipsaci), Anon., 2008
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilive, softbulb infects and damages live, soft bulb
bulb (live) live bulb may be infected and damaged by anamorph Minor Sclerotinia bulborum Hyacinth Black Slime - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Sclerotinia bulborum/Sclerotinia bulborumhyacinth black slime (causative organism)anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrocilivebulbMinor anamorph infects and damages live bulb
corm base (live) live corm base is parasitised by telium Uromyces croci a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces croci/Uromyces crocia rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilivecorm base (early)telium parasitises live corm base
corm corm may be infected and damaged by subcuticular, apothecium-bearing stroma Foreign Stromatinia gladioli Gladiolus Dry Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia gladioli/Stromatinia gladioligladiolus dry rot (causative organism)subcuticular, apothecium-bearingstroma Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocicorm subcuticular, apothecium-bearing stroma infects and damages corm
corm (black rotten or mummified) black rotten or mummified corm may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium anamorph Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli Gladiolus Corm Rot, Gladiolus Yellows - causative organism Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli (Massey) Snyder & Hansen, Brayford, D., 1996
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioligladiolus corm rot, gladiolus yellows (causative organism)colonyFusarium anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrociblack rotten or mummifiedcorm colony of Fusarium anamorph infects and damages black rotten or mummified corm
corm (live, stored) live, stored corm has sap sucked by Dysaphis tulipae Tulip Bulb Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Dysaphis (Dysaphis) tulipae/Dysaphis (Dysaphis) tulipaetulip bulb aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilive, storedcorm sucks sap of live, stored corm
corm (live) live corm may be infected and damaged by Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli Gladiolus Scab, Gladiolus Neck Rot - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli, Saddler, G.S., 1995
 /Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioligladiolus scab, gladiolus neck rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilivecorm infects and damages live corm
corm (live) live corm is parasitised by clustered, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Minor Septoria gladioli Gladiolus Hard Rot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria gladioli/Septoria gladioligladiolus hard rot (causative organism)clustered, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrocilivecormMinor clustered, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live corm
corm (rotting) rotting corm may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi Narcissus Basal Rot Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissinarcissus basal rotcolonyFusarium hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrocirottingcormMajor colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph infects and damages rotting corm
foliage (dead) dead foliage may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi Narcissus Basal Rot Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissinarcissus basal rotcolonyFusarium hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrocideadfoliageMajor colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph infects and damages dead foliage
foliage (live, yellowed) live, yellowed foliage may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi Narcissus Basal Rot Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissi/Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. narcissinarcissus basal rotcolonyFusarium hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilive, yellowedfoliageMajor colony of Fusarium hyphomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, yellowed foliage
leaf (esp. base) (live) live leaf (esp. base) is spotted by Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli Gladiolus Scab, Gladiolus Neck Rot - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli, Saddler, G.S., 1995
 /Proteobacteria/Betaproteobacteria/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioli/Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioligladiolus scab, gladiolus neck rot (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrociliveleaf (esp. base) causes spots on live leaf (esp. base)
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by clustered, central, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Minor Septoria gladioli Gladiolus Hard Rot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria gladioli/Septoria gladioligladiolus hard rot (causative organism)clustered, central, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/CrocuscrociliveleafMinor clustered, central, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
membranous sheath (live) live membranous sheath is parasitised by telium Uromyces croci a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces croci/Uromyces crocia rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Iridaceae/Crocus/Crocuscrocilivemembranous sheath (early)telium parasitises live membranous sheath

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Stem nematodes of bulbs (Ditylenchus dipsaci)Plant Clinic News Mar 08: 2.
Brayford, D., 1996Fusarium oxysporum f.sp. gladioli (Massey) Snyder & HansenI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1266.
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Saddler, G.S., 1995Burkholderia gladioli pv. gladioliI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1218.

Crocus (croci) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Crocus vernus
Spring Crocus
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusCrocus (croci)
FamilyIRIDACEAE (corms)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Crocus (croci)

Crocus (croci) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Crocus (croci):

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