Impatiens balsamina L.
(Balsam)

Interactions where Impatiens balsamina 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 parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera balsaminae a conidial powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera balsaminae/Podosphaera balsaminaea conidial powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens balsamina/Impatiens balsaminabalsam parasitises
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ascochyta impatientis Impatiens Leaf Spot - causative organism Pleosporales British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta impatientis/Ascochyta impatientisimpatiens leaf spot (causative organism)pycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens balsamina/Impatiens balsaminabalsamliveleaf pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (pale green) pale green leaf may be infected and damaged by sporangium Foreign Plasmopara obducens Busy Lizzie Downy Mildew, Impatiens Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Impatiens downy mildew, Anon., 2008
CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Plasmopara obducens, Sansford, C., 2007
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara obducens/Plasmopara obducensbusy Lizzie downy mildew, impatiens downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Balsaminaceae/Impatiens balsamina/Impatiens balsaminabalsampale greenleaf sporangium infects and damages pale green leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2008Impatiens downy mildewPlant Clinic News Sep 08: 1.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Sansford, C., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Plasmopara obducensPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.

Impatiens balsamina (Balsam) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesImpatiens balsamina (Balsam)
GenusImpatiens (balsams)
FamilyBALSAMINACEAE (balsams)
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 Impatiens balsamina (Balsam)

Impatiens balsamina (Balsam) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Impatiens balsamina (Balsam):

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