Syringa vulgaris L.
(Lilac)

Interactions where Syringa 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 foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Otiorhynchus crataegi a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Otiorhynchus crataegi/Otiorhynchus crataegia weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacMajor feeds on
is foodplant of pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma syringae a coelomycete Pleosporales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phoma syringae/Phoma syringaea coelomycetepycnidiumPhoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe syringae Lilac 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 syringae/Erysiphe syringaelilac mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac parasitises
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac infects and damages
is associate of fruitbody Rare Geastrum fornicatum Arched Earthstar Geastrales: Geastraceae 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/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum fornicatum/Geastrum fornicatumarched earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacRare fruitbody is associated with
(dead) dead is decayed by fruitbody Questionable Phellinus pomaceus Cushion 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/Phellinus pomaceus/Phellinus pomaceuscushion bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac?dead fruitbody is saprobic on dead
(live) live is parasitised by fruitbody Questionable Phellinus pomaceus Cushion 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/Phellinus pomaceus/Phellinus pomaceuscushion bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac?live fruitbody parasitises live
anther anther is foodplant of adult Orsodacne cerasi a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Orsodacnidae/Orsodacne cerasi/Orsodacne cerasia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacanther (4-9)adult feeds on anther
branch branch is decayed by minute, rather crowded, erumpent through longitudinal fissure, randomly plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora syringiae a stromatic coelomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora syringiae/Cytospora syringiaea stromatic coelomyceteminute, rather crowded, erumpent through longitudinal fissure, randomly plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacbranch minute, rather crowded, erumpent through longitudinal fissure, randomly plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on branch
branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by widely effused stroma Diatrype stigma Common Tarcrust Xylariales: Diatrypaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/Diatrype stigmacommon tarcrustwidely effusedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacdead, decorticate or with bark rolling backbranch (1-12)widely effused stroma is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch
branch (dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back) dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch is decayed by stromatic, immersed perithecium Diatrype stigma Common Tarcrust Xylariales: Diatrypaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Diatrypaceae/Diatrype stigma/Diatrype stigmacommon tarcruststromatic, immersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacdead, decorticate or with bark rolling backbranch (1-12)stromatic, immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, decorticate or with bark rolling back branch
bud bud may be infected and damaged by mycelium UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae First report of Ramorum bud and leaf blight (Phytophthora ramorum) on Syringa vulgaris in the UK, Beales, P.A., Schlenzig, A. & inman, J., 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/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacbud mycelium infects and damages bud
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo vespa a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo vespa/Tenthredo vespaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf may be infected and damaged by mycelium UK/Ireland Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae First report of Ramorum bud and leaf blight (Phytophthora ramorum) on Syringa vulgaris in the UK, Beales, P.A., Schlenzig, A. & inman, J., 2004
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/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacleaf mycelium infects and damages leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by UK/Ireland Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UK, Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, long covered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta syringae a lilac leaf spot (causative organism) Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 syringae/Phyllosticta syringaea lilac leaf spot (causative organism)epiphyllous, long coveredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf (9)epiphyllous, long covered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by Foreign Erysiphe syringae-japonicae Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Erysiphe azaleae and Erysiphe syringae-japonicae introduced in Poland, Piatek, M., 2003
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe syringae-japonicae/Erysiphe syringae-japonicae Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous Phyllactinia fraxini Ash Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
The Powdery Mildews (Erysiphales) of Wales: An Identification Guide and Census Catalogue, Chater, A.O. & Woods, R.G., 2019
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia fraxini/Phyllactinia fraxiniash mildewhypophyllous Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf hypophyllous parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous colony of Thegdonia anamorph Foreign Thedgonia ligustrina an anamorphic fungus Helotiales Two parasitic fungi on a new host, Syringa (Oleaceae), Constantinescu, O., Mel'nik, V.A. & Verkley, G.J.M., 2005
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Thedgonia ligustrina/Thedgonia ligustrinaan anamorphic fungushypophyllouscolonyThegdonia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf hypophyllous colony of Thegdonia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
live live of leaf is spotted by colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cladosporium syringae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium syringae/Cladosporium syringaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguscolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacliveleaf colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live of leaf
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Orsodacne cerasi a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Orsodacnidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Orsodacnidae/Orsodacne cerasi/Orsodacne cerasia leaf beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacpollen (4-9)adult feeds on pollen
root root 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/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacroot infects and damages root
stem (cankered) cankered stem may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UK, Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005
 /Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilaccankeredstem infects and damages cankered stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Chionaspis salicis Willow Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Chionaspis salicis/Chionaspis saliciswillow scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilaclivestem sucks sap of live stem
trunk (dead, standing) dead, standing trunk is decayed by fruitbody QuestionableRare Mensularia radiata Alder 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/Mensularia radiata/Mensularia radiataalder bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilac?dead, standingtrunkRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by numerous, subepidermal then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis depressa 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 depressa/Phomopsis depressaa coelomycetenumerous, subepidermal then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacdeadtwig (5-6)numerous, subepidermal then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Camarosporium syringiae a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Camarosporium syringiae/Camarosporium syringiaea coelomycetepycnidiumCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacdeadwood pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by resupinate fruitbody Peniophora cinerea a resupinate fungus Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora cinerea/Peniophora cinereaa resupinate fungusresupinatefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Oleaceae/Syringa vulgaris/Syringa vulgarislilacdeadwood resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Beales, P.A., Schlenzig, A. & inman, J., 2004First report of Ramorum bud and leaf blight (Phytophthora ramorum) on Syringa vulgaris in the UKNew Disease Reports Vol 9.
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Chater, A.O. & Woods, R.G., 2019The Powdery Mildews (Erysiphales) of Wales: An Identification Guide and Census Catalogue58pp
Constantinescu, O., Mel'nik, V.A. & Verkley, G.J.M., 2005Two parasitic fungi on a new host, Syringa (Oleaceae)Mycotaxon 94: 175-179.
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
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
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Piatek, M., 2003Erysiphe azaleae and Erysiphe syringae-japonicae introduced in PolandMycotaxon 87: 121-126.
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.
Stead, D.E., Stanford, H., Aspin, A. & Weller, S.A., 2005First record of Pseudomonas syringae pv. viburni in the UKNew Disease Reports Vol 12.

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

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSyringa vulgaris (Lilac)
GenusSyringa (lilacs)
FamilyOLEACEAE (olives, privets, ashes, lilacs and forsythias)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
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 Syringa vulgaris (Lilac)

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Syringa vulgaris (Lilac):

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