Populus nigra L.
(Black-poplar)

Interactions where Populus nigra 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
is foodplant of ForeignMinor Dorytomus affinis a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus affinis/Dorytomus affinisa catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarMinor feeds on
is foodplant of Foreign Dorytomus dejeani Common Aspen Catkin Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus dejeani/Dorytomus dejeanicommon aspen catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplar feeds on
is foodplant of Foreign Dorytomus tremulae a catkin weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Dorytomus tremulae/Dorytomus tremulaea catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplar feeds on
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe adunca var adunca Willow and Poplar Mildew, Willow Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe adunca var. adunca/Erysiphe adunca var. aduncawillow and poplar mildew, willow mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplar parasitises
branch (lesion or knot hole) branch (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandMajor Agrocybe cylindracea Poplar Fieldcap Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarbranch (lesion or knot hole)Major fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole)
branch branch is foodplant of pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis pallida a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis pallida/Phomopsis pallidaa coelomycetepycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarbranch pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch
branch (dead, attached) dead, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Major Schizophyllum amplum Poplar Bells Agaricales: Schizophyllaceae 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/Schizophyllaceae/Schizophyllum amplum/Schizophyllum amplumpoplar bellsfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, attachedbranchMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, in groups of 2 to 10 perithecium Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of 2 to 10perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadbranch (10-5)immersed, in groups of 2 to 10 perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by Phaeostromella anamorph Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomycetePhaeostromella anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadbranch (10-5)Phaeostromella anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by somewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Valsa sordida a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Valsa sordida/Valsa sordidaa valsoid pyrenomycetesomewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadbranch (5-9,12-1)somewhat scattered, covered, then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dying) dying branch is decayed by fruitbody Major Schizophyllum amplum Poplar Bells Agaricales: Schizophyllaceae 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/Schizophyllaceae/Schizophyllum amplum/Schizophyllum amplumpoplar bellsfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardyingbranchMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dying branch
catkin (male) (overwintered, fallen) overwintered, fallen catkin (male) is decayed by often long-stalked apothecium Ciboria caucus Alder Goblet Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Ciboria caucus/Ciboria caucusalder gobletoften long-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplaroverwintered, fallencatkin (male) (3-4)often long-stalked apothecium is saprobic on overwintered, fallen catkin (male)
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Aulagromyza populi a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza populi/Aulagromyza populia leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) is mined by larva Zeugophora flavicollis a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Megalopodidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaftree (at least 8m in height) larva mines leaf of tree (at least 8m in height)
leaf leaf of tree (at least 8m in height) is grazed by adult Zeugophora flavicollis a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Megalopodidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora flavicollis/Zeugophora flavicollisa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaftree (at least 8m in height) (8-10,5-7)adult grazes on leaf of tree (at least 8m in height)
leaf leaf of sapling is grazed by adult Zeugophora subspinosa a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Megalopodidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Megalopodidae/Zeugophora subspinosa/Zeugophora subspinosaa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafsapling (mid 8-9,5-12)adult grazes on leaf of sapling
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Aulagromyza populi a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza populi/Aulagromyza populia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Aulagromyza populicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza populicola/Aulagromyza populicolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Restricted Aulagromyza populicola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza populicola/Aulagromyza populicolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafSole puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Foreign Fenusella glaucopsis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Fenusella glaucopsis/Fenusella glaucopsisa sawflylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Fenusella hortulana a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Fenusella hortulana/Fenusella hortulanaa sawflylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of mainly epiphyllous, few, pallid pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Septoria populi a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria populi/Septoria populia coelomycetemainly epiphyllous, few, pallidpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarleafMajor mainly epiphyllous, few, pallid pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph feeds on leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf may house epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent telium Melampsora laricis-populina Poplar Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Poplar Rust and its Recent Impact in Great Britain, Lonsdale, D. & Tabbush, P., 2002
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-populina/Melampsora laricis-populinapoplar rustepiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluenttelium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, fallenleaf epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent telium may be found in dead, fallen leaf
leaf (fallen) fallen leaf is spotted by epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta populina 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 populina/Phyllosticta populinaa coelomyceteepiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarfallenleaf epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on fallen leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous colony Major Chaitophorus leucomelas a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus leucomelas/Chaitophorus leucomelasa hairy aphidhypophyllouscolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleafMajor hypophyllous colony sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by loosely gregarious pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Phyllosticta populi-nigrae 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 populi-nigrae/Phyllosticta populi-nigraea coelomyceteloosely gregariouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf loosely gregarious pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta populina 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 populina/Phyllosticta populinaa coelomyceteepiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph Drepanopeziza populorum Poplar Leaf and Shoot Blights - causative organism Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza populorum/Drepanopeziza populorumpoplar leaf and shoot blights (causative organism)acervulusMarssonina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf acervulus of Marssonina coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by UK/Ireland Taphrina populina Golden Leaf, Yellow Leaf Blister Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina populina/Taphrina populinagolden leaf, yellow leaf blister Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf (7-9)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium UK/Ireland Melampsora allii-populina a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora allii-populina/Melampsora allii-populinaa rust fungushypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groupstelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous uredium UK/Ireland Melampsora allii-populina a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora allii-populina/Melampsora allii-populinaa rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf mostly hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent telium Melampsora laricis-populina Poplar Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-populina/Melampsora laricis-populinapoplar rustepiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluenttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf (7-10)epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous, in small groups, rarely epiphyllous and singular uredium Melampsora laricis-populina Poplar Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants, Henderson, D.M., 2004
British Rust Fungi, Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora laricis-populina/Melampsora laricis-populinapoplar rustmostly hypophyllous, in small groups, rarely epiphyllous and singularuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveleaf (7-10)mostly hypophyllous, in small groups, rarely epiphyllous and singular uredium causes spots on live leaf
shoot (young) (live) live shoot (young) has sap sucked by colony Major Chaitophorus leucomelas a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus leucomelas/Chaitophorus leucomelasa hairy aphidcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarliveshoot (young)Major colony sucks sap of live shoot (young)
stump (large) (dead, decayed, hollow) dead, decayed, hollow stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ossicaulis lignatilis Mealy Oyster Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Ossicaulis lignatilis/Ossicaulis lignatilismealy oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, decayed, hollowstump (large)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, hollow stump (large)
stump (large) (dead, white-rotted) dead, white-rotted stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, white-rottedstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotted stump (large)
stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large)
trunk (base) trunk (base) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplartrunk (base) fruitbody infects and damages trunk (base)
trunk (large) (dead, decayed, fallen) dead, decayed, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ossicaulis lignatilis Mealy Oyster Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Ossicaulis lignatilis/Ossicaulis lignatilismealy oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, decayed, fallentrunk (large)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, fallen trunk (large)
trunk (large) (dead, fallen) dead, fallen trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Hypsizygus ulmarius Elm Leech, Elm Oyster Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, fallentrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen trunk (large)
trunk (large) (dead, standing) dead, standing trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Hypsizygus ulmarius Elm Leech, Elm Oyster Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Hypsizygus ulmarius/Hypsizygus ulmariuselm leech, elm oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, standingtrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, standing trunk (large)
trunk (large) (dead) dead trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk (large)
trunk (large) (live) live trunk (large) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarlivetrunk (large) fruitbody infects and damages live trunk (large)
trunk (lesion or knot hole) trunk (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandMajor Agrocybe cylindracea Poplar Fieldcap Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplartrunk (lesion or knot hole)Major fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole)
trunk (live, standing) live, standing trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Fomes fomentarius Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Fomes fomentarius/Fomes fomentariushoof fungus, tinder bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplarlive, standingtrunk fruitbody parasitises live, standing trunk
twig (bark) (dead) dead twig (bark) is decayed by gregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Leucostoma niveum a valsoid pyrenomycete fungus Diaporthales: Valsaceae 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/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma niveum/Leucostoma niveuma valsoid pyrenomycete fungusgregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtwig (bark) (2-3)gregarious, immersed then erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig (bark)
twig (current year) twig (current year) is galled by single or communal larva Hexomyza schineri a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and Denmark, Spencer, K.A., 1976
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Hexomyza schineri/Hexomyza schineria leaf-mining flysingle or communallarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplartwig (current year) single or communal larva causes gall of twig (current year)
twig (small) (dead) dead twig (small) is decayed by scattered to loosely gregarious, deeply immersed, then splitting epidermis, irregularly plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora harioti a stromatic coelomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora harioti/Cytospora hariotia stromatic coelomycetescattered to loosely gregarious, deeply immersed, then splitting epidermis, irregularly plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtwig (small) (1)scattered to loosely gregarious, deeply immersed, then splitting epidermis, irregularly plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig (small)
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in groups of 2 to 10 perithecium Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in groups of 2 to 10perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtwig (10-5)immersed, in groups of 2 to 10 perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by Phaeostromella anamorph Cytospora populina a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Cytospora populina/Cytospora populinaa valsoid pyrenomycetePhaeostromella anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtwig (10-5)Phaeostromella anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in groups of up to 10 perithecium Leucostoma niveum a valsoid pyrenomycete fungus Diaporthales: Valsaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Valsaceae/Leucostoma niveum/Leucostoma niveuma valsoid pyrenomycete fungusimmersed, in groups of up to 10perithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardeadtwig (4-5)immersed, in groups of up to 10 perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
wood (dead, decayed, fallen) dead, decayed, fallen wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ossicaulis lignatilis Mealy Oyster Agaricales: Lyophyllaceae 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/Lyophyllaceae/Ossicaulis lignatilis/Ossicaulis lignatilismealy oysterfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, decayed, fallenwoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed, fallen wood
wood (dead, white-rotten) dead, white-rotten wood is decayed by fruitbody Fomes fomentarius Hoof Fungus, Tinder Bracket Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Fomes fomentarius/Fomes fomentariushoof fungus, tinder bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus nigra/Populus nigrablack-poplardead, white-rottenwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood

Populus nigra (Black-poplar) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
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
Henderson, D.M., 2004The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants35pp, British Mycological Society
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Lonsdale, D. & Tabbush, P., 2002Poplar Rust and its Recent Impact in Great BritainForestry Commission Information Notes, 7, 4pp, Forestry Commission
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
Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its myceliumActa Mycologica Vol 41 (2): 305-312.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1976The Agromyzidae (Diptera) of Fennoscandia and DenmarkFauna Entomologica Scandinavica, 5 (parts 1 and 2), 606pp, Scandinavian Science Press
Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & CallaphididaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 2, Part 4(a), 130pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966British Rust Fungi384pp, Cambridge University Press
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Cultivar 10 trophisms 1 references
Subspecies 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPopulus nigra (Black-poplar)
GenusPopulus (poplars)
FamilySALICACEAE (poplars and willows)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
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 Populus nigra (Black-poplar)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Woodfall, D. 2005 Native Black-poplar Vol 16, No 4 Page: 286

Populus nigra (Black-poplar) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Populus nigra (Black-poplar):

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