Kalmia L.
(sheep- and bog-laurels)

Interactions where Kalmia 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
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark apothecium Gnomonia alnea a valsoid pyenomycete Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to Britain, Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Gnomonia alnea/Gnomonia alneaa valsoid pyenomyceteclustered, erumpent through cracks in barkapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Kalmia/Kalmiasheep- and bog-laurelsdeadbranch (2-6)clustered, erumpent through cracks in bark apothecium is saprobic on dead branch
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by gregarious, covered then erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ceuthospora foliicola a stromatic coelomycete Helotiales: Phacidiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Ceuthospora foliicola/Ceuthospora foliicolaa stromatic coelomycetegregarious, covered then erumpentstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Kalmia/Kalmiasheep- and bog-laurelsdeadleaf gregarious, covered then erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous UK/Ireland Pulvinaria floccifera Cushion Scale, Cottony Camellia Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Cottony camellia scale, an increasingly important horticultural pest, Anon., 2009
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria floccifera/Pulvinaria flocciferacushion scale, cottony camellia scalehypophyllous Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Kalmia/Kalmiasheep- and bog-laurelsliveleaf hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2009Cottony camellia scale, an increasingly important horticultural pestPlant Clinic News June 09: 1.
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Yao, Y.-J. & Spooner, B.M., 1996Notes on British species of Tympanis (Leotiales) with T. prunicola new to BritainKew Bulletin Vol 51 (1): 187-191.

Kalmia (sheep- and bog-laurels) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusKalmia (sheep- and bog-laurels)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
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 Kalmia (sheep- and bog-laurels)

Kalmia (sheep- and bog-laurels) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Kalmia (sheep- and bog-laurels):

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