Juniperus communis L.
(Common Juniper)

Interactions where Juniperus communis 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/Ireland Trisetacus juniperinus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus juniperinus/Trisetacus juniperinusa gall mite Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniper feeds on
is foodplant of UK/Ireland Trisetacus quadrisetus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus quadrisetus/Trisetacus quadrisetusa gall mite Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniper feeds on
has sap sucked by Chlorochroa juniperina a shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Chlorochroa (Rhytidolomia) juniperina/Chlorochroa (Rhytidolomia) juniperinaa shieldbug Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniper sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Phytophthora austrocedri a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae New disease identified in native Juniper trees in Upper Teesdale, FERA, 2012
Phytophthora austrocedrae emerges as a serious threat to juniper (Juniperus communis) in Britain, Green, S., Elliot, M., Armstrong, A. & Hendry, S.J., 2015
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora austrocedri/Phytophthora austrocedria blight Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperMajor infects and damages
(live) live may have larva Thrips juniperinus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips juniperinus/Thrips juniperinusa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlive (6-7)larva may be found on live
(live) live may have male Thrips juniperinus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips juniperinus/Thrips juniperinusa thripsmale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlive (7-10)male may be found on live
(live) live may have female Thrips juniperinus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips juniperinus/Thrips juniperinusa thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlive (1-12)female may be found on live
bark (trunk) (live) live bark (trunk) is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandRestricted Mycena juniperina Juniper Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Mycena juniperina/Mycena juniperinajuniper bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlivebark (trunk)Sole fruitbody is saprobic on live bark (trunk)
berry (ripe) ripe berry has sap sucked by adult UK/IrelandMajor Cyphostethus tristriatus Juniper Shieldbug Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperripeberryMajor adult sucks sap of ripe berry
berry (ripe) ripe berry has sap sucked by nymph UK/IrelandMajor Cyphostethus tristriatus Juniper Shieldbug Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Cyphostethus tristriatus/Cyphostethus tristriatusjuniper shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperripeberryMajor nymph sucks sap of ripe berry
branch branch is associate of basidiocarp Tremella karstenii a brain fungus Tremellales: Tremellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Tremellomycetes/Tremellales/Tremellaceae/Tremella karstenii/Tremella karsteniia brain fungusbasidiocarp Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperbranch basidiocarp is associated with branch
branch (dead, fallen) dead, fallen branch may have epiphytic resupinate fruitbody UK/Ireland Amylostereum laevigatum Yew Duster Russulales: Amylostereaceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
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/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum laevigatum/Amylostereum laevigatumyew dusterresupinatefruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, fallenbranch resupinate fruitbody grows on dead, fallen branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by erumpent apothecium Colpoma juniperi a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Colpoma juniperi (P. Karst.) Dennis, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Colpoma juniperi/Colpoma juniperia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadbranch (5-7)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (live, swollen or cankered) live, swollen or cankered branch is galled by emergent telium UK/Ireland Gymnosporangium clavariiforme European Hawthorn Rust, Tongues Of Fire Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (Pers.) DC., Laundon, G., 1977
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Orange ’Tongues of Fire’ on Juniperus communis, Preece, T.F., 1995
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium clavariiforme/Gymnosporangium clavariiformeeuropean hawthorn rust, tongues of fireemergenttelium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlive, swollen or cankeredbranch (4-5)emergent telium causes gall of live, swollen or cankered branch
branch (live) live branch is parasitised by telium Gymnosporangium cornutum Mountain Ash Rust, Rowan Crown 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/Gymnosporangium cornutum/Gymnosporangium cornutummountain ash rust, rowan crowntelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlivebranch (4-6)telium parasitises live branch
branch (witches broom) Minor witches broom branch is galled by emergent telium UK/Ireland Gymnosporangium clavariiforme European Hawthorn Rust, Tongues Of Fire Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Gymnosporangium clavariiforme (Pers.) DC., Laundon, G., 1977
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Orange ’Tongues of Fire’ on Juniperus communis, Preece, T.F., 1995
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium clavariiforme/Gymnosporangium clavariiformeeuropean hawthorn rust, tongues of fireemergenttelium Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperwitches broombranch (4-5)emergent telium causes gall of witches broom branch
cone (dead) dead cone is decayed by superficial synnema of Sphaeridium anamorph UK/Ireland Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckel an anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckel/Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckelan anamorphic fungussuperficialsynnemaSphaeridium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadcone (1-12)superficial synnema of Sphaeridium anamorph is saprobic on dead cone
leaf leaf is decayed by sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina glomerulosa a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina glomerulosa/Stigmina glomerulosaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungussporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperleaf sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on leaf
leaf leaf is decayed by sessile to subsessile apothecium Calycellina juniperina a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycellina juniperina/Calycellina juniperinaa discomycetesessile to subsessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperleaf sessile to subsessile apothecium is saprobic on leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf is decayed by superficial pseudothecium Kriegeriella minuta an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Kriegeriella minuta/Kriegeriella minutaan ascomycetesuperficialpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, fallenleaf (8-3)superficial pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is parasitised by thyriothecium Seynesiella juniperi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae, Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D., 2011
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Seynesiella juniperi/Seynesiella juniperia fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf thyriothecium parasitises dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by subcuticular mycelium Seynesiella juniperi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Seynesiella juniperi/Seynesiella juniperia fly speck fungussubcuticularmycelium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf subcuticular mycelium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by epiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalked apothecium Chloroscypha sabinae a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Chloroscypha sabinae/Chloroscypha sabinaea discomyceteepiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf (9-3)epiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by hysteroid apothecium Lophodermium juniperinum Juniper Split Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium juniperinum/Lophodermium juniperinumjuniper splithysteroidapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf (8-10)hysteroid apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by punctiform sporodochium of Troposporella dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Troposporella monospora a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Upland Foray, Sutherland, 11-18 May 1985, Minter, D., 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Troposporella monospora/Troposporella monosporaa dematiaceous anamorphic funguspunctiformsporodochiumTroposporella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf punctiform sporodochium of Troposporella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by epiphyllous acervulus of Seimatosporium coelomycetous anamorph Gymnosporangium juniperi Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium juniperi/Gymnosporangium juniperiepiphyllousacervulusSeimatosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadleaf epiphyllous acervulus of Seimatosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by subcuticular mycelium Seynesiella juniperi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Seynesiella juniperi/Seynesiella juniperia fly speck fungussubcuticularmycelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperliveleaf subcuticular mycelium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is decayed by thyriothecium Seynesiella juniperi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A reappraisal of Microthyriaceae, Wu, H.X., Schoch, C.L., Boonmee, S., Bahkali, A.H., Chomnunti, P. & Hyde, K.D., 2011
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Seynesiella juniperi/Seynesiella juniperia fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperliveleaf thyriothecium is saprobic on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is decayed by epiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalked apothecium Chloroscypha sabinae a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Chloroscypha sabinae/Chloroscypha sabinaea discomyceteepiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperliveleaf (9-3)epiphyllous, erumpent, solitary or a few together, short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous, immersed apothecium Didymascella tetraspora a discomycete Helotiales: Hemiphacidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hemiphacidiaceae/Didymascella tetraspora/Didymascella tetrasporaa discomyceteepiphyllous, immersedapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperliveleaf epiphyllous, immersed apothecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Rare Gymnosporangium cornutum Mountain Ash Rust, Rowan Crown 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/Gymnosporangium cornutum/Gymnosporangium cornutummountain ash rust, rowan crowntelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperliveleafRare (4-6)telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (recently dead) recently dead leaf may have apothecium Rutstroemia juniperi a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia juniperi/Rutstroemia juniperia discomyceteapothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperrecently deadleaf (5-9)apothecium may be found on recently dead leaf
leaves (uppermost) uppermost leaves is galled by larva Oligotrophus juniperinus a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Oligotrophus juniperinus/Oligotrophus juniperinusa gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperuppermostleaves larva causes gall of uppermost leaves
needle needle is grazed by larva Restricted Monoctenus juniperi Juniper Combhorn Hymenoptera: Diprionidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (a), Benson, R.B., 1951
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Diprionidae/Monoctenus juniperi/Monoctenus juniperijuniper combhornlarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperneedleSole larva grazes on needle
needle (dead) dead needle is decayed by superficial synnema of Sphaeridium anamorph UK/Ireland Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckel an anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckel/Sphaeridium candidum sensu Fuckelan anamorphic fungussuperficialsynnemaSphaeridium anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadneedle (1-12)superficial synnema of Sphaeridium anamorph is saprobic on dead needle
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody QuestionableQuestionable Leucocortinarius bulbiger White Webcap Agaricales: Tricholomataceae Fungi of Northern Pine and Birch woods, Orton, P.D., 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Tricholomataceae/Leucocortinarius bulbiger/Leucocortinarius bulbigerwhite webcapfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniper?liveroot fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
stem stem is galled by telium Gymnosporangium cornutum Mountain Ash Rust, Rowan Crown Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Gymnosporangium cornutum/Gymnosporangium cornutummountain ash rust, rowan crowntelium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperstem (4-6)telium causes gall of stem
twig (small) (recently dead) recently dead twig (small) may have apothecium Rutstroemia juniperi a discomycete Helotiales: Rutstroemiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Rutstroemiaceae/Rutstroemia juniperi/Rutstroemia juniperia discomyceteapothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperrecently deadtwig (small) (5-9)apothecium may be found on recently dead twig (small)
twig twig is decayed by pseudothecium Metacapnodium juniperi a sooty mould Capnodiales: Metacapnodiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Metacapnodiaceae/Metacapnodium juniperi/Metacapnodium juniperia sooty mouldpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon junipertwig pseudothecium is saprobic on twig
twig twig is decayed by spongy, pulvinate colony of Capnophialophora anamorph Metacapnodium juniperi a sooty mould Capnodiales: Metacapnodiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Metacapnodiaceae/Metacapnodium juniperi/Metacapnodium juniperia sooty mouldspongy, pulvinatecolonyCapnophialophora anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon junipertwig spongy, pulvinate colony of Capnophialophora anamorph is saprobic on twig
twig (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed twig is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Trechispora kavinioides a basidiomycete Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae New British Records 132: Trechispora kavinioides B. de Vries, Roberts, P., 1996
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Trechispora kavinioides/Trechispora kavinioidesa basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, fallen, decayedtwig fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent apothecium Colpoma juniperi a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Colpoma juniperi (P. Karst.) Dennis, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Colpoma juniperi/Colpoma juniperia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadtwig (5-7)erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by erumpent apothecium Colpoma juniperi a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Colpoma juniperi (P. Karst.) Dennis, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Colpoma juniperi/Colpoma juniperia discomyceteerumpentapothecium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperlivetwig (5-7)erumpent apothecium infects and damages live twig
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Hypochnella violacea a basidiomycete fungus Atheliales: Atheliaceae 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/Atheliales/Atheliaceae/Hypochnella violacea/Hypochnella violaceaa basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, decayedwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Basidiodendron rimosum a basidiomycete fungus Auriculariales 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/Basidiodendron rimosum/Basidiodendron rimosuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by Tubulicrinis accedens a white-wash fungus 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/Tubulicrinis accedens/Tubulicrinis accedensa white-wash fungus Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, decayedwood is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by Minor Tubulicrinis subulatus a white-wash fungus 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/Tubulicrinis subulatus/Tubulicrinis subulatusa white-wash fungus Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, decayedwoodMinor is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Hyphodontia arguta a resupinate fungus Hymenochaetales: Schizoporaceae 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/Schizoporaceae/Hyphodontia arguta/Hyphodontia argutaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdead, decayedwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by superficial or erumpent through cracks in bark ascocarp Lophium elegans an ascomycete Mytilinidiales: Mytilinidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Mytilinidiales/Mytilinidiaceae/Lophium elegans/Lophium elegansan ascomycetesuperficial or erumpent through cracks in barkascocarp Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadwood superficial or erumpent through cracks in bark ascocarp is saprobic on dead wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by resupinate fruitbody Rare 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/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Juniperus communis/Juniperus communiscommon juniperdeadwoodRare resupinate fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood

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Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesJuniperus communis (Common Juniper)
GenusJuniperus (junipers)
FamilyCUPRESSACEAE (cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Juniperus communis (Common Juniper)

Juniperus communis (Common Juniper) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Long, D & williams, J. 2007 Juniper in the British Uplands Plantlife International

Plant Pathology

Belomesyatseva, D.B. 2002 The fungi in the consortium of common juniper in Belarus Mycena (Minsk) Vol 2 (1): 4-16.
FERA 2012 New disease identified in native Juniper trees in Upper Teesdale www.fera.defra.gov.uk/showNews.cfm?id=517
Green, S., Elliot, M., Armstrong, A. & Hendry, S.J. 2015 Phytophthora austrocedrae emerges as a serious threat to juniper (Juniperus communis) in Britain Plant Pathology Vol 64: 456-466.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Juniperus communis (Common Juniper):

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