Populus trichocarpa Torr. & A. Gray ex Hook.
(Western Balsam-poplar)

Interactions where Populus trichocarpa 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').

Filters:

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			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. adunca	willow and poplar mildew, willow mildew					Foodplant / parasite		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar								parasitises
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 subspinosa	a leaf beetle				adult	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar			leaf	sapling			(mid 8-9,5-12)	adult grazes on leaf of sapling
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-populina	poplar rust		epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent		telium	Plant / resting place / within			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar		dead, fallen	leaf					epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent telium may be found in dead, fallen leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium			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-populina	a rust fungus		hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups		telium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar		live	leaf					hypophyllous, subepidermal, scattered or in groups telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous uredium			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-populina	a rust fungus		mostly hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar		live	leaf					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-populina	poplar rust		epiphyllous, subepidermal, grouped, confluent		telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar		live	leaf				(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-populina	poplar rust		mostly hypophyllous, in small groups, rarely epiphyllous and singular		uredium	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Populus trichocarpa/	Populus trichocarpa	western balsam-poplar		live	leaf				(7-10)	mostly hypophyllous, in small groups, rarely epiphyllous and singular uredium causes spots on live leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Cox, M.L., 2007	Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland	336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Henderson, D.M., 2004	The Rust Fungi of the British Isles: A Guide to Identification by their Host Plants	35pp, British Mycological Society
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews	Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Lonsdale, D. & Tabbush, P., 2002	Poplar Rust and its Recent Impact in Great Britain	Forestry Commission Information Notes, 7, 4pp, Forestry Commission
Wilson, M., & Henderson, D., 1966	British Rust Fungi	384pp, Cambridge University Press

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

Populus
(poplars)

EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Broadleaved trees
(broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees)

Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs
(ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs
(ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Populus trichocarpa (Western Balsam-poplar)
Genus	Populus (poplars)
Family	SALICACEAE (poplars and willows)
Order	MALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Populus trichocarpa (Western Balsam-poplar)

Populus trichocarpa (Western Balsam-poplar) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Broadleaved trees
(broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Populus trichocarpa (Western Balsam-poplar):

SALICACEAE
(poplars and willows)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Broadleaved trees
(broadleaved, frondose or deciduous trees)

Ectomycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs
(ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Ectomycorrhizal trees and shrubs
(ectomycorrhizal or ectotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

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