Hedera helix L.
(Ivy)

Interactions where Hedera helix is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
litter may house adult Oomorphus concolor a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oomorphus concolor/Oomorphus concolora leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivylitter (4-2)adult may be found among litter
litter may house cased larva Oomorphus concolor a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oomorphus concolor/Oomorphus concolora leaf beetlecasedlarva Plant / resting place / among /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivylitter cased larva may be found among litter
plant may have adult Oomorphus concolor a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oomorphus concolor/Oomorphus concolora leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyplant (4-2)adult may be found on plant
is associate of UK/Ireland Clitostethus arcuatus a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Clitostethus arcuatus/Clitostethus arcuatusa ladybird Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy is associated with
is associate of Nephus quadrimaculatus a ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Nephus quadrimaculatus/Nephus quadrimaculatusa ladybird Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy is associated with
is associate of imago Liophloeus tessulatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Liophloeus tessulatus/Liophloeus tessulatusa weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy imago is associated with
flowers is visited for nectar and/or pollen by adult Leopoldius signatus a thick-headed fly Diptera: Conopidae Diptera: Conopidae, Smith, K.G.V., 1969
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Conopidae/Leopoldius signatus/Leopoldius signatusa thick-headed flyadult Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyflowers adult visits for nectar and/or pollen flowers
pollen is collected by adult Colletes hederae Ivy Bee Hymenoptera: Colletidae Female Colletes hederae at Ivy, Edwards, M.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Colletidae/Colletes (Colletes) hederae/Colletes (Colletes) hederaeivy beeadult Foodplant / collects /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivypollen adult collects pollen
has sap sucked by Minor Synophropsis lauri Laurel Bug Hemiptera: Cicadellidae A new leafhopper on Bay trees (Synophropsis lauri), Bantock, T.
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Cicadellidae/Synophropsis lauri/Synophropsis laurilaurel bug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyMinor sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Derephysia foliacea Ivy Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Derephysia (Derephysia) foliacea/Derephysia (Derephysia) foliaceaivy lacebugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Derephysia foliacea Ivy Lacebug Hemiptera: Tingidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Derephysia (Derephysia) foliacea/Derephysia (Derephysia) foliaceaivy lacebugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy nymph sucks sap of
is associate of fruitbody Minor Inocybe griseolilacina Lilac Leg Fibrecap Agaricales: Inocybaceae 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/Agaricales/Inocybaceae/Inocybe griseolilacina/Inocybe griseolilacinalilac leg fibrecapfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyMinor fruitbody is associated with
(dead) dead is associate of imago Choragus sheppardi a fungus weevil Coleoptera: Anthribidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anthribidae/Choragus sheppardi/Choragus sheppardia fungus weevilimago Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead imago is associated with dead
(dead) dead is associate of imago UK/Ireland Acalles misellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Acalles misellus/Acalles misellusa weevilimago Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead imago is associated with dead
(live) live may have female Dendrothrips eastopi a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Dendrothrips eastopi/Dendrothrips eastopia thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivylive female may be found on live
berry berry is foodplant of adult UK/Ireland Turdus viscivorus Mistle Thrush Passeriformes: Muscicapidae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
/Animalia/Chordata/Aves/Passeriformes/Muscicapidae/Turdus viscivorus/Turdus viscivorusmistle thrushadult Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyberry adult feeds on berry
branch? (small) small branch? may contain UK/Ireland Acalles misellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Acalles misellus/Acalles misellusa weevil Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivysmallbranch? feeds within small branch?
branch (dead) dead branch may contain larva Major Pogonocherus hispidus Lesser Thorn-tipped Longhorn Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Pogonocherus hispidus/Pogonocherus hispiduslesser thorn-tipped longhorn beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadbranchMajor larva feeds within dead branch
cambium cambium may contain larva Kissophagus hederae a bark or ambrosia beetle Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Kissophagus hederae/Kissophagus hederaea bark or ambrosia beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivycambium larva feeds within cambium
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Apiloscatopse flavicollis a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Apiloscatopse flavicollis/Apiloscatopse flavicollisa scatopsid flyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyflower imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Apiloscatopse picea a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Apiloscatopse picea/Apiloscatopse piceaa scatopsid flyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyflower imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Apiloscatopse scutellata a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Apiloscatopse scutellata/Apiloscatopse scutellataa scatopsid flyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyflower imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
flower flower is visited for nectar and/or pollen by imago Minor Scatopse notata a scatopsid fly Diptera: Scatopsidae Bibionid and Scatopsid Flies, Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scatopsidae/Scatopse notata/Scatopse notataa scatopsid flyimago Foodplant / visitor /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyflowerMinor imago visits for nectar and/or pollen flower
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Captivity Oomorphus concolor a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oomorphus concolor/Oomorphus concolora leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally induced(4-2)adult grazes on leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, decayed, locally blackened) dead, fallen, decayed, locally blackened leaf is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandQuestionable Physalacria stilboidea a chanterelle Agaricales: Physalacriaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
New British Records 103-104, Spooner, B.M. & Laessoe, T., 1993
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Physalacria stilboidea/Physalacria stilboideaa chanterellefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy?dead, fallen, decayed, locally blackenedleaf fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed, locally blackened leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed leaf is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Marasmius epiphylloides Ivy Parachute Agaricales: Marasmiaceae 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/Agaricales/Marasmiaceae/Marasmius epiphylloides/Marasmius epiphylloidesivy parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fallen, decayedleafSole fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Subulispora dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Subulispora britannica a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Subulispora britannica/Subulispora britannicaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonySubulispora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fallenleaf effuse colony of Subulispora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Phyllosticta hederacea 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 hederacea/Phyllosticta hederaceaa coelomycetescatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadleaf scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is spotted by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Colletotrichum trichellum a coelomycete Glomerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum trichellum/Colletotrichum trichelluma coelomyceteacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadleaf (10-2)acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by epiphyllous, colonial Bryobia bryobia mites Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Bryobia/Bryobiabryobia mitesepiphyllous, colonial Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf epiphyllous, colonial grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Chrysolina polita Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Chrysolina polita/Chrysolina politaknotgrass leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf (1-)5-7(-12)adult grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by more or less epiphyllous, gregarious pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta hederae 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 hederae/Phyllosticta hederaea coelomycetemore or less epiphyllous, gregariouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf (7)more or less epiphyllous, gregarious pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, gregarious, opaque then black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Mycosphaerella hedericola an ivy leaf spot (causative organism) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella hedericola/Mycosphaerella hedericolaan ivy leaf spot (causative organism)epiphyllous, gregarious, opaque then blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleafMajor (4-11)epiphyllous, gregarious, opaque then black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is foodplant of epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phoma hedericola an ivy leaf spot (causative organism) Pleosporales: Didymellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Didymellaceae/Phoma hedericola/Phoma hedericolaan ivy leaf spot (causative organism)epiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf (1-12)epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph feeds on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous UK/Ireland Phyllactinia guttata Hazel Mildew, Hazelnut Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 13. Functioning of cleistothecia in Phyllactinia guttata, Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia guttata/Phyllactinia guttatahazel mildew, hazelnut powdery mildewhypophyllous Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf hypophyllous parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Colletotrichum trichellum a coelomycete Glomerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Glomerellaceae/Colletotrichum trichellum/Colletotrichum trichelluma coelomyceteacervulusColletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf acervulus of Colletotrichum coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have epiphytic epiphyllous thallus UK/Ireland Phycopeltis arundinacea an epiphytic green alga The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
/Fungi/Phycopeltis arundinacea/Phycopeltis arundinaceaan epiphytic green algaepiphyllousthallus Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf epiphyllous thallus grows on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have epiphytic epiphyllous thallus UK/Ireland Phycopeltis epiphyton an epiphytic green alga The Freshwater Algal Flora of the British Isles, John, D.M., Whitton, B.A. & Brook, A.J., 2002
/Fungi/Phycopeltis epiphyton/Phycopeltis epiphytonan epiphytic green algaepiphyllousthallus Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyliveleaf epiphyllous thallus grows on live leaf
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Restricted Orobanche hederae Ivy Broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2), Stace, C., 1997
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche hederae/Orobanche hederaeivy broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyrootSole underground tuber parasitises root
runner (decayed) decayed runner is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRare Coniophora arida Dry Duster Boletales: Coniophoraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora arida, Legon, N.W., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Boletales/Coniophoraceae/Coniophora arida/Coniophora aridadry dusterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydecayedrunnerRare fruitbody is saprobic on decayed runner
stem (dead, fungus infested) dead, fungus infested stem is foodplant of larva Choragus sheppardi a fungus weevil Coleoptera: Anthribidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anthribidae/Choragus sheppardi/Choragus sheppardia fungus weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fungus infestedstem larva feeds on dead, fungus infested stem
stem (fresh, green) fresh, green stem is foodplant of nocturnal larva Restricted Oomorphus concolor a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Oomorphus concolor/Oomorphus concolora leaf beetlenocturnallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivyfresh, greenstemSole nocturnal larva feeds on fresh, green stem
twig (thin) (dead) dead twig (thin) is decayed by Isaria anamorph UK/Ireland Isaria friesii an anamorphic ascomycete Hypocreales: Cordycipitaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Cordycipitaceae/Isaria friesii/Isaria friesiian anamorphic ascomyceteIsaria anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadtwig (thin) Isaria anamorph is saprobic on dead twig (thin)
twig? (dead) dead twig? may contain UK/Ireland Acalles misellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Acalles misellus/Acalles misellusa weevil Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadtwig? feeds within dead twig?
twig (dead, with blackened epidermis) dead, with blackened epidermis twig is decayed by densely gregarious pycnidium of Phompsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Diaporthe pulla 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 pulla/Diaporthe pullaa pyrenomycetedensely gregariouspycnidiumPhompsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, with blackened epidermistwig (4-8)densely gregarious pycnidium of Phompsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, with blackened epidermis twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by acervulus of Cheirospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Cheirospora botryospora a coelomycete /Fungi/Ascomycota/Cheirospora botryospora/Cheirospora botryosporaa coelomyceteacervulusCheirospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadtwigMajor (3-9)acervulus of Cheirospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by perithecium UK/Ireland Diaporthe pulla 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 pulla/Diaporthe pullaa pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadtwig (4-8)perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by acervulus of Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Melanconium hederae a coelomycete Diaporthales: Melanconidaceae 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/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Melanconidaceae/Melanconium hederae/Melanconium hederaea coelomyceteacervulusMelanconium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadtwig (1-12)acervulus of Melanconium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
wood wood may contain larva Anobium inexspectatum a wood boring beetle Coleoptera: Anobiidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anobiidae/Anobium inexspectatum/Anobium inexspectatuma wood boring beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivywood larva feeds within wood
wood wood may contain larva Ochina ptinoides Ivy Boring Beetle Coleoptera: Anobiidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Anobiidae/Ochina ptinoides/Ochina ptinoidesivy boring beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivywood larva feeds within wood
wood (dead, fallen, usually decorticate) dead, fallen, usually decorticate wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Exidia nucleata Crystal Brain Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidia nucleata/Exidia nucleatacrystal brainfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fallen, usually decorticatewoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, usually decorticate wood
wood (dead, fallen) dead, fallen wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Exidia thuretiana White Brain Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidia thuretiana/Exidia thuretianawhite brainfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydead, fallenwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivydeadwood (mainly winter)fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandQuestionable Calocera viscosa Yellow Stagshorn Dacrymycetales: Dacrymycetaceae 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/Dacrymycetales/Dacrymycetaceae/Calocera viscosa/Calocera viscosayellow stagshornfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivy?decayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood
wood (moribund) moribund wood is parasitised by fruitbody Flammulina velutipes var velutipes Velvet Shank, Winter Fungus Agaricales: Physalacriaceae 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/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipes/Flammulina velutipes var. velutipesvelvet shank, winter fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Araliaceae/Hedera helix/Hedera helixivymoribundwood fruitbody parasitises moribund wood

Hedera helix (Ivy) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Edwards, M., 2006Female Colletes hederae at IvyVol 27, No 3 Page: 207
Bantock, T.A new leafhopper on Bay trees (Synophropsis lauri)www.flickr.com/groups/327582@N20/discuss/72157606425142506/
Briggs, J., 1995Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National SurveyBritish Wildlife Vol 7 No 2: 75-82.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Freeman, P. & Lane, R.P., 1985Bibionid and Scatopsid FliesHandbook for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 9, Part 7, 74pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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.
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
Legon, N.W., 2006Profiles of Fungi No. 142: Coniophora aridaMycologist Vol 20 (4): 183-184.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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.
Spooner, B.M. & Laessoe, T., 1993New British Records 103-104Mycologist Vol 07 (4): 162-163.
Stace, C., 1997New Flora of the British Isles (Ed 2)Second edition edition, 1130pp, Cambridge University Press
Weber, R.W.S. & Webster, J., 2001Teaching Techniques for Mycology: 13. Functioning of cleistothecia in Phyllactinia guttataMycologist Vol 15 (1): 26-30.
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHedera helix (Ivy)
GenusHedera (ivies)
FamilyARALIACEAE (ivies and angelica trees)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
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 Hedera helix (Ivy)

Hedera helix (Ivy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Hedera helix (Ivy):

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