Quercus cerris L.
(Turkey Oak)

Interactions where Quercus cerris 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 UK/Ireland Erysiphe alphitoides Oak Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe alphitoides/Erysiphe alphitoidesoak mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklive parasitises live
acorn (live) live acorn is galled by larva Callirhytis erythrocephala a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Callirhytis erythrocephala/Callirhytis erythrocephalaa gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveacorn larva causes gall of live acorn
acorn (live) live acorn is galled by larva Callirhytis erythrocephala a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls), Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Callirhytis erythrocephala/Callirhytis erythrocephalaa gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveacorn larva causes gall of live acorn
branch (old, dead, decorticate) old, dead, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody ForeignMajor Xylobolus frustulatus a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stereaceae Contribution to chorology of Xylobolus frustulatus in Poland, Stasinska, M., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Xylobolus frustulatus/Xylobolus frustulatusa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakold, dead, decorticatebranchMajor fruitbody is saprobic on old, dead, decorticate branch
bud (live) live bud is galled by sexual larva Andricus kollari f. sexual a gall wasp (sexual generation) Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus kollari f. sexual/Andricus kollari f. sexuala gall wasp (sexual generation)sexual larva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklivebud sexual larva causes gall of live bud
catkin (male) (live) live catkin (male) is galled by sexual larva Andricus quercuscalicis f. sexual a gall wasp (sexual generation) Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Andricus quercuscalicis f. sexual/Andricus quercuscalicis f. sexuala gall wasp (sexual generation)sexual larva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklivecatkin (male) sexual larva causes gall of live catkin (male)
leaf leaf is galled by hypophyllous erineum UK/IrelandRestricted Aceria cerrea a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria cerrea/Aceria cerreaa gall mitehypophyllouserineum Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakleafSole hypophyllous erineum causes gall of leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, rotting, greyed) dead, fallen, rotting, greyed leaf is decayed by amphigenous thyriothecium Microthyrium ilicinum a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium ilicinum/Microthyrium ilicinuma fly speck fungusamphigenousthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakdead, fallen, rotting, greyedleaf (4-10)amphigenous thyriothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting, greyed leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, rotting) dead, fallen, rotting leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella punctiformis an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella punctiformis/Mycosphaerella punctiformisan ascomycetehypophyllous, immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakdead, fallen, rottingleaf (4-5)hypophyllous, immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, rotting leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by mycelium UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and dieback, Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni/Phytophthora alnisudden oak death (causative organism), SOD, phytophthora disease of aldermycelium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveleaf mycelium infects and damages live leaf
log (old, dead, decorticate) Major old, dead, decorticate log is decayed by fruitbody ForeignMajor Xylobolus frustulatus a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stereaceae Contribution to chorology of Xylobolus frustulatus in Poland, Stasinska, M., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Xylobolus frustulatus/Xylobolus frustulatusa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakold, dead, decorticatelogMajor fruitbody is saprobic on old, dead, decorticate log
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody UK/Ireland Russula pseudoaeruginea a brittlegill Russulales: Russulaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula pseudoaeruginea/Russula pseudoaerugineaa brittlegillfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveroot fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of Fruitbody Foreign Russula recondita a brittlegill Russulales: Russulaceae Analysis of morphological, ecological and molecular characters of Russula pectinatoides Peck and Russula praetervisa Sarnari, with a description of the new taxon Russula recondita Melera & Ostellari, Melera, S., Ostellari, C., Roemer, N., Avis, P.G.,Tonolla, M.,Barja, F. & Narduzzi-Wicht, B., 2017
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Russulaceae/Russula recondita/Russula reconditaa brittlegillFruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveroot Fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
shoot (live) live shoot may be infected and damaged by mycelium UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and dieback, Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni/Phytophthora alnisudden oak death (causative organism), SOD, phytophthora disease of aldermycelium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakliveshoot mycelium infects and damages live shoot
stump (old, dead, decorticate) old, dead, decorticate stump is decayed by fruitbody ForeignMajor Xylobolus frustulatus a basidiomycete fungus Russulales: Stereaceae Contribution to chorology of Xylobolus frustulatus in Poland, Stasinska, M., 2008
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Russulales/Stereaceae/Xylobolus frustulatus/Xylobolus frustulatusa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakold, dead, decorticatestumpMajor fruitbody is saprobic on old, dead, decorticate stump
trunk (esp. base) (live) live trunk (esp. base) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Fuscoporia torulosa Tufted Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Fuscoporia torulosa/Fuscoporia torulosatufted bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklivetrunk (esp. base) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base)
trunk (bleeding, cankered) bleeding, cankered trunk is swollen by mycelium UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and dieback, Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni/Phytophthora alnisudden oak death (causative organism), SOD, phytophthora disease of aldermycelium Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakbleeding, cankeredtrunk mycelium causes swelling of bleeding, cankered trunk
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakdeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oaklivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig (dead, fallen) dead, fallen twig is decayed by immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium UK/Ireland Melanospora longisetosa an ascomycete Melanosporales: Ceratostomataceae Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British Isles, Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Melanosporales/Ceratostomataceae/Melanospora longisetosa/Melanospora longisetosaan ascomyceteimmersed, becoming erumpentperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakdead, fallentwig immersed, becoming erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead, fallen twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by becoming erumpent through longitudinal slits pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis quercella a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis quercella/Phomopsis quercellaa coelomycetebecoming erumpent through longitudinal slitspycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fagales/Fagaceae/Quercus cerris/Quercus cerrisTurkey oakdeadtwig (12)becoming erumpent through longitudinal slits pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Eady R.D. & Quinlan, J., 1963Hymenoptera - Cynipoidea, Key to families and subfamilies and Cynipinae (including galls)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VIII, Part 1 (a), 81pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Hawksworth, D.L., Henrici, A. & Kirk, P.M., 1999Melanospora pegleri, a new species from fallen Laurus and other leaves in the British IslesKew Bulletin Vol 54 (3): 795-799.
Henricot, B. & Prior, C., 2004Phytophthora ramorum, the cause of sudden oak death or ramorum leaf blight and diebackMycologist Vol 18 (4): 151-156.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Melera, S., Ostellari, C., Roemer, N., Avis, P.G.,Tonolla, M.,Barja, F. & Narduzzi-Wicht, B., 2017Analysis of morphological, ecological and molecular characters of Russula pectinatoides Peck and Russula praetervisa Sarnari, with a description of the new taxon Russula recondita Melera & OstellariMycological Progress Vol 16 (2): 117-134.
Reid, D.A., 1978Unusual hosts for some common British fungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (2): 87-89.
Stasinska, M., 2008Contribution to chorology of Xylobolus frustulatus in PolandActa Mycologica Vol 43 (2): 167-171 + 2 colour plates.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesQuercus cerris (Turkey Oak)
GenusQuercus (oaks)
FamilyFAGACEAE (forest trees)
OrderFAGALES (forest trees)
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 Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Doidge, K., Wade, M., Ames, V. & McKee, K. Turkey Oak

Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Quercus cerris (Turkey Oak):

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