Convallaria majalis L.
(Lily-of-the-valley)

Interactions where Convallaria majalis 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 Kabatiella coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Aureobasidium microstictum an anamorphic fungus Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Aureobasidium microstictum/Aureobasidium microstictuman anamorphic fungusKabatiella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleylive Kabatiella coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live
leaf (mature) (wilted) wilted leaf (mature) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)colonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleywiltedleaf (mature) (summer)colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted leaf (mature)
leaf leaf is foodplant of epiphyllous, gregarious pseudothecium Mycosphaerella brunneola an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella brunneola/Mycosphaerella brunneolaan ascomyceteepiphyllous, gregariouspseudothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyleaf epiphyllous, gregarious pseudothecium feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of epiphyllous pycnidium of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph Mycosphaerella brunneola an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella brunneola/Mycosphaerella brunneolaan ascomyceteepiphyllouspycnidiumAsteroma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyleaf epiphyllous pycnidium of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by innate, scattered pycnidium of Dendrophoma coelomycetous anamorph ForeignMajor Dendrophoma convallariae (A Coelomycete) Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dendrophoma convallariae/Dendrophoma convallariae(a coelomycete)innate, scatteredpycnidiumDendrophoma coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleafMajor innate, scattered pycnidium of Dendrophoma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by gregarious or scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Phyllosticta cruenta a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta cruenta/Phyllosticta cruentaa coelomycetegregarious or scattered, epiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleaf gregarious or scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly epiphyllous, immersed then partially erumpent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Mycosphaerella convallariae (An Ascomycete) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Mycosphaerella convallariae, Punithalingam, E., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella convallariae/Mycosphaerella convallariae(an ascomycete)mainly epiphyllous, immersed then partially erumpentpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleaf mainly epiphyllous, immersed then partially erumpent pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent pseudothecium Foreign Mycosphaerella convallariae (An Ascomycete) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Mycosphaerella convallariae, Punithalingam, E., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella convallariae/Mycosphaerella convallariae(an ascomycete)epiphyllous, immersed then erumpentpseudothecium Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleaf epiphyllous, immersed then erumpent pseudothecium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Major Septoria convallariae-majalis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria convallariae-majalis/Septoria convallariae-majalisa leaf-spot funguspycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleafMajor pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Major Gloeosporium convallariae an ascomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Gloeosporium convallariae/Gloeosporium convallariaean ascomycete Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleafMajor causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, often circinate cluster cup of aecium Rare Puccinia sessilis Lily-of-the-valley, Ramsons and Arum Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia sessilis/Puccinia sessilislily-of-the-valley, ramsons and arum rusthypophyllous, often circinatecluster cupaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleafRare hypophyllous, often circinate cluster cup of aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by pycnium Rare Puccinia sessilis Lily-of-the-valley, Ramsons and Arum Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia sessilis/Puccinia sessilislily-of-the-valley, ramsons and arum rustpycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleyliveleafRare pycnium parasitises live leaf
shoots (young) (wilted) wilted shoots (young) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)colonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleywiltedshoots (young) (spring)colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted shoots (young)
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed perithecium Diaporthe pardalota a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe pardalota/Diaporthe pardalotaa pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Convallaria majalis/Convallaria majalislily-of-the-valleydeadstem (1-8)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead stem

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, 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
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
Punithalingam, E., 1990Mycosphaerella convallariaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1013.

Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesConvallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley)
FamilyASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
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 Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley)

Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Convallaria majalis (Lily-of-the-valley):

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