Rhododendron ponticum L.
(Rhododendron)

Interactions where Rhododendron ponticum 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
flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by adult Physocephala nigra a thick-headed fly Diptera: Conopidae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Physocephala nigra/Physocephala nigraa thick-headed flyadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronflower adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
has sap sucked by adult Major Stephanitis rhododendri Rhododendron Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronMajor adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Stephanitis rhododendri Rhododendron Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Stephanitis rhododendri/Stephanitis rhododendrirhododendron lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronMajor nymph sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Phytophthora inflata a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae First report of Phytophthora inflata on nursery plants of Rhododendron spp., Gaultheria shalon and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in Scotland, Schlenzig, A., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora inflata/Phytophthora inflataa blight Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendron infects and damages
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe azaleae a powdery 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 azaleae/Erysiphe azaleaea powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendron parasitises
bark (dead, attached) dead, attached bark is decayed by fruitbody Rare Hymenochaete cinnamomea a resupinate fungus 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/Hymenochaete cinnamomea/Hymenochaete cinnamomeaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, attachedbarkRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached bark
bark (dead, fallen) dead, fallen bark is decayed by fruitbody Rare Hymenochaete cinnamomea a resupinate fungus 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/Hymenochaete cinnamomea/Hymenochaete cinnamomeaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, fallenbarkRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen bark
leaf (esp. near midrib) (dead) dead leaf (esp. near midrib) is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent perithecium Coleroa rhododendri a pyrenomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Coleroa rhododendri/Coleroa rhododendria pyrenomyceteamphigenous, erumpentperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf (esp. near midrib) (2-4)amphigenous, erumpent perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf (esp. near midrib)
leaf leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, punctiform, aggregated or circinate pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria rhododendri a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria rhododendri/Septoria rhododendria leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, punctiform, aggregated or circinatepycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronleaf (5)epiphyllous, punctiform, aggregated or circinate pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf (dead, attached) dead, attached leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium Lophomerum ponticum a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophomerum ponticum/Lophomerum ponticuma discomycetehypophyllous, subcuticularapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, attachedleaf (9-)2(-3)hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium Lophomerum ponticum a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophomerum ponticum/Lophomerum ponticuma discomycetehypophyllous, subcuticularapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, fallenleaf (9-)2(-3)hypophyllous, subcuticular apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella rhododendri/Mycosphaerella rhododendrian ascomycetemostly immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf (5)mostly immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Pterygosporopsis dematiaceous anamorph Pterygosporopsis rhododendri a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Pterygosporopsis rhododendri/Pterygosporopsis rhododendria dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyPterygosporopsis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf effuse colony of Pterygosporopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph Coleophoma empetri a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Coleophoma empetri/Coleophoma empetria coelomyceteimmersedpycnidiumColeophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf (10-4)immersed pycnidium of Coleophoma coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph Chalara fungorum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Microascales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Microascales/Chalara fungorum/Chalara fungoruma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyChalara dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf effuse colony of Chalara dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by mostly epiphyllous acervulus of Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Pestalotiopsis sydowiana a coelomycete Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Pestalotiopsis sydowiana/Pestalotiopsis sydowianaa coelomycetemostly epiphyllousacervulusPestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf (8-9)mostly epiphyllous acervulus of Pestalotiopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by immersed perithecium Pseudomassaria thistletonia a pyrenomycete Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Pseudomassaria thistletonia/Pseudomassaria thistletoniaa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadleaf (2-3)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Dialeurodes chittendeni Rhododendron Whitefly Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aleyrodidae/Dialeurodes chittendeni/Dialeurodes chittendenirhododendron whitefly Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by scattered or gregarious, erumpent pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta berolinensis 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 berolinensis/Phyllosticta berolinensisa coelomycetescattered or gregarious, erumpentpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf (5)scattered or gregarious, erumpent pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella rhododendri/Mycosphaerella rhododendrian ascomycetemostly immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf (5)mostly immersed pseudothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly immersed pseudothecium Mycosphaerella rhododendri an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella rhododendri/Mycosphaerella rhododendrian ascomycetemostly immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf (5)mostly immersed pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mainly hypophyllous conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe azaleae a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microsphaera azaleae, the perfect state of the Rhododendron mildew in England, Ing, B., 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe azaleae/Erysiphe azaleaea powdery mildewmainly hypophyllousconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf mainly hypophyllous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe azaleae a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microsphaera azaleae, the perfect state of the Rhododendron mildew in England, Ing, B., 2000
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe azaleae/Erysiphe azaleaea powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by concentrically arranged acervulus of Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph Major Glomerella cingulata Willow Black Canker - causative organism Glomerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Glomerella cingulata/Glomerella cingulatawillow black canker (causative organism)concentrically arrangedacervulusGloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor concentrically arranged acervulus of Gloeosporium coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium UK/IrelandMajor Chrysomyxa rhododendri Rhododendron Rust Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium UK/IrelandMajor Chrysomyxa rhododendri Rhododendron Rust Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Chrysomyxa rhododendri/Chrysomyxa rhododendrirhododendron rustmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleafMajor mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have epiphytic epiphyllous thallus UK/Ireland Phycopeltis arundinacea an epiphytic green alga Trentepohliales: Trentepohliaceae The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Trentepohliales/Trentepohliaceae/Phycopeltis arundinacea/Phycopeltis arundinaceaan epiphytic green algaepiphyllousthallus Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf epiphyllous thallus grows on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have epiphytic epiphyllous thallus UK/Ireland Phycopeltis epiphyton an epiphytic green alga Trentepohliales: Trentepohliaceae The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
 /Plantae/Chlorophyta/Ulvophyceae/Trentepohliales/Trentepohliaceae/Phycopeltis epiphyton/Phycopeltis epiphytonan epiphytic green algaepiphyllousthallus Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveleaf epiphyllous thallus grows on live leaf
root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Grifola frondosa Hen Of The Woods Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Grifola frondosa/Grifola frondosahen of the woodsfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadroot fruitbody is saprobic on dead root
root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Grifola frondosa Hen Of The Woods Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Grifola frondosa/Grifola frondosahen of the woodsfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronliveroot fruitbody parasitises live root
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Polyporales/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronlivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig (bark) (attached) attached twig (bark) is decayed by opening by slit pseudothecium Major Lembosina aulographoides an ascomycete Asterinales: Asterinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Lembosina aulographoides/Lembosina aulographoidesan ascomyceteopening by slitpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendronattachedtwig (bark)Major (2-6)opening by slit pseudothecium is saprobic on attached twig (bark)
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by thyriothecium UK/Ireland Morenoina rhododendri a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtwig (5-6)thyriothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig of conidial anamorph is decayed by pycnothyrium UK/Ireland Morenoina rhododendri a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina rhododendri/Morenoina rhododendria fly speck funguspycnothyrium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondeadtwigconidial anamorph pycnothyrium is saprobic on dead twig of conidial anamorph
wood (dead, attached) dead, attached wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Hymenochaete cinnamomea a resupinate fungus 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/Hymenochaete cinnamomea/Hymenochaete cinnamomeaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, attachedwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hapalopilus nidulans Cinnamon Bracket, "Gingerbread Fungus" Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Hapalopilus nidulans/Hapalopilus nidulanscinnamon bracket, "gingerbread fungus"fruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, fallen) dead, fallen wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Hymenochaete cinnamomea a resupinate fungus 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/Hymenochaete cinnamomea/Hymenochaete cinnamomeaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Rhododendron ponticum/Rhododendron ponticumrhododendrondead, fallenwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood

Author & YearTitleSource
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, J.P., 1980The genus Morenoina in BritainTBMS Vol 74 (2): 297-307.
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.
Ing, B., 2000Microsphaera azaleae, the perfect state of the Rhododendron mildew in EnglandMycologist Vol 14 (4): 165.
John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles702pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Schlenzig, A., 2005First report of Phytophthora inflata on nursery plants of Rhododendron spp., Gaultheria shalon and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in ScotlandNew Disease Reports Vol 11.
Smith, K.G.V., 1969Diptera: ConopidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 3(a), 19pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
GenusRhododendron (rhododendrons and azaleas)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
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 Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. Rhododendron
Cullen, J. 2011 Naturalised rhododendrons widespread in Great Britain and Ireland Hanburyana Vol 5: 11-29.

Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Control of Rhododendron ponticum on Lundy in relation to the conservation of the endemic plant Lundy cabbage, Coincya wrightii Research Reports EN Report no 263.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Rhododendron ponticum (Rhododendron)
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