Cornus alba L.
(White Dogwood)

Interactions where Cornus alba 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').

Filters:

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		branch is decayed by covered, in groups of 3-5, eventually merging to become plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph			Cytospora corni	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 corni/	Cytospora corni	a stromatic coelomycete		covered, in groups of 3-5, eventually merging to become plurilocular	stroma	Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus alba/	Cornus alba	white dogwood			branch					covered, in groups of 3-5, eventually merging to become plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on branch
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by few, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph			Phyllosticta cornicola	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 cornicola/	Phyllosticta cornicola	a coelomycete		few, epiphyllous	pycnidium	Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus alba/	Cornus alba	white dogwood		live	leaf				(8-10)	few, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
twig (dead, attached)		dead, attached twig is decayed by more or less scattered, finally erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph			Diaporthe corni	a pyrenomycete	Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe corni/	Diaporthe corni	a pyrenomycete		more or less scattered, finally erumpent	pycnidium	Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus alba/	Cornus alba	white dogwood		dead, attached	twig				(3-11)	more or less scattered, finally erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, attached twig
twig (dead)		dead twig is decayed by acervulus of Cheirospora coelomycetous anamorph			Cheirospora botryospora	a coelomycete		Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Cheirospora botryospora/	Cheirospora botryospora	a coelomycete			acervulus	Cheirospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus alba/	Cornus alba	white dogwood		dead	twig		Minor		(3-9)	acervulus of Cheirospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead)		dead twig is decayed by immersed pseudothecium			Pseudomassaria corni	a pyrenomycete	Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Pseudomassaria corni/	Pseudomassaria corni	a pyrenomycete		immersed		pseudothecium	Foodplant / saprobe			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Cornales/Cornaceae/Cornus alba/	Cornus alba	white dogwood		dead	twig					immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig

Author & Year	Title	Source
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Cornus alba (White Dogwood) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Cornus
(dogwoods)

EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Broadleaved shrubs
(broadleaved shrubs)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Cornus alba (White Dogwood)
Genus	Cornus (dogwoods)
Family	CORNACEAE (dogwood)
Order	CORNALES (dogwoods, mock oranges and hydrangeas)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Cornus alba (White Dogwood)

Cornus alba (White Dogwood) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cornus alba (White Dogwood):

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

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