Picea engelmannii Engelm.
(Engelmann Spruce)

Interactions where Picea engelmannii 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
branch (dead, attached) dead, attached branch is decayed by erumpent coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Tryblidiopsis pinastri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/Tryblidiopsis pinastria discomyceteerumpentcoelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucedead, attachedbranch (1-4)erumpent coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached branch
branch (dead, attached) dead, attached branch is decayed by erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium Foreign Tryblidiopsis pinastri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/Tryblidiopsis pinastria discomyceteerumpent, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucedead, attachedbranch (5-7)erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached branch
bud (characteristically twisted, swollen) characteristically twisted, swollen bud is swollen by crowded pseudothecium Cucurbitaria piceae an ascomycete Pleosporales: Cucurbitariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Cucurbitariaceae/Cucurbitaria piceae/Cucurbitaria piceaean ascomycetecrowdedpseudothecium Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucecharacteristically twisted, swollenbud (6-12)crowded pseudothecium causes swelling of characteristically twisted, swollen bud
bud (Gemmamyces infected) Gemmamyces infected bud is associate of clustered, superficial pycnidium of Megaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph Megaloseptoria mirabilis a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Megaloseptoria mirabilis/Megaloseptoria mirabilisa coelomyceteclustered, superficialpycnidiumMegaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann spruceGemmamyces infectedbud clustered, superficial pycnidium of Megaloseptoria coelomycetous anamorph is associated with Gemmamyces infected bud
needle (first year) (live) live needle (first year) is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Chrysomyxa abietis Spruce Needle Cushion Rust Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Chrysomyxa abietis, Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa abietis/Chrysomyxa abietisspruce needle cushion rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann spruceliveneedle (first year) (3-5)hypophyllous telium parasitises live needle (first year)
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by erumpent coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Tryblidiopsis pinastri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/Tryblidiopsis pinastria discomyceteerumpentcoelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucedead, attachedtwig (1-4)erumpent coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached twig
twig (dead, attached) dead, attached twig is decayed by erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium Foreign Tryblidiopsis pinastri a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst., Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Tryblidiopsis pinastri/Tryblidiopsis pinastria discomyceteerumpent, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea engelmannii/Picea engelmanniiEngelmann sprucedead, attachedtwig (5-7)erumpent, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Minter, D.W., 1996Tryblidiopsis pinastri (Pers.: Fr.) P. Karst.I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1299.
Mordue, J.E.M. & Gibson, I.A.S., 1978Chrysomyxa abietisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 576.

Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPicea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce)
GenusPicea (spruces)
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 Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce)

Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Picea engelmannii (Engelmann Spruce):

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