Paeonia L.
(peonies)

Interactions where Paeonia 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
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonies infects and damages
(live) live is spotted by Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cladosporium paeoniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Red Spot disease - causative organism) Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium paeoniae/Cladosporium paeoniaea dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Red Spot disease - causative organism)Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieslive Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live
leaf (mature) (wilted) wilted leaf (mature) may be infected and damaged by sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)sclerotiumBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedleaf (mature) (summer)sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted leaf (mature)
leaf (mature) (wilted) wilted leaf (mature) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)colonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedleaf (mature) (summer)colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted leaf (mature)
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cladosporium chlorocephalum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium chlorocephalum/Cladosporium chlorocephaluma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeoniesdeadleaf (12-5)effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (limp, discoloured) limp, discoloured leaf may be infected and damaged by Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi Chrysanthemum Eelworm, Leaf and Bud Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi/Aphelenchoides ritzemabosichrysanthemum eelworm, leaf and bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieslimp, discolouredleaf infects and damages limp, discoloured leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, immersed, few, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria paeoniae var berolinensis Paeony Blotch - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria paeoniae var. berolinensis/Septoria paeoniae var. berolinensispaeony blotch - causative organismepiphyllous, immersed, few, brownpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeoniesliveleaf (5-9)epiphyllous, immersed, few, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (wilted) wilted leaf may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis cinerea Grey Mould Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis cinerea/Botrytis cinereagrey mouldcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedleaf colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted leaf
root (white, rotting) white, rotting root is decayed by grouped, thinly subiculate perithecium Rosellinia necatrix White Root Rot - causative organism Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Rosellinia necatrix/Rosellinia necatrixwhite root rot (causative organism)grouped, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswhite, rottingroot grouped, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on white, rotting root
root (white, rotting) white, rotting root is decayed by Dermatophora dematiaceous anamorph Rosellinia necatrix White Root Rot - causative organism Xylariales: Xylariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Rosellinia necatrix/Rosellinia necatrixwhite root rot (causative organism)Dermatophora dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswhite, rottingroot Dermatophora dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on white, rotting root
shoots (young) (wilted) wilted shoots (young) may be infected and damaged by sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)sclerotiumBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedshoots (young) (spring)sclerotium of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted shoots (young)
shoots (young) (wilted) wilted shoots (young) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Botrytis paeoniae Peony Blight - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis paeoniae/Botrytis paeoniaepeony blight (causative organism)colonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedshoots (young) (spring)colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted shoots (young)
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Cladosporium chlorocephalum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae 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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Cladosporiaceae/Cladosporium chlorocephalum/Cladosporium chlorocephaluma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyCladosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeoniesdeadstem (12-5)effuse colony of Cladosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by immersed, few, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria paeoniae var berolinensis Paeony Blotch - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria paeoniae var. berolinensis/Septoria paeoniae var. berolinensispaeony blotch - causative organismimmersed, few, brownpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieslivestem (5-9)immersed, few, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem
stem (wilted) wilted stem may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis cinerea Grey Mould Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis cinerea/Botrytis cinereagrey mouldcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Paeoniaceae/Paeonia/Paeoniapeonieswiltedstem colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages wilted stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press

Paeonia (peonies) 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
Paeonia mascula
Peony
Species 4 trophisms
Paeonia officinalis
Garden Peony
Species 4 trophisms
Paeonia peregrina
a peony
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPaeonia (peonies)
FamilyPAEONIACEAE (peonies)
OrderSAXIFRAGALES (saxifrages, stonecrops, peonies, currants and gooseberries)
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 Paeonia (peonies)

Paeonia (peonies) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Paeonia (peonies):

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