Prunus cerasus L.
(Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry)

Interactions where Prunus cerasus 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 parasitised by UK/Ireland Phyllactinia mali a conidial powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Phyllactinia mali/Phyllactinia malia conidial powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherry parasitises
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat. Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.plum powdery mildew, plum mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrylive parasitises live
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Leucostoma persoonii a valsoid pyrenomycete 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 persoonii/Leucostoma persooniia valsoid pyrenomyceteoften crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadbark often crowded, immersed then usually transversely erumpent, plurilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead bark
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by stromatic perithecium UK/Ireland Leucostoma persoonii 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/Leucostoma persoonii/Leucostoma persooniia valsoid pyrenomycetestromaticperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadbark stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead bark
branch branch is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrybranch punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by under bark, splayed out perithecium Calosphaeria pulchella a pyrenomycete Calosphaeriales: Calosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Calosphaeriales/Calosphaeriaceae/Calosphaeria pulchella/Calosphaeria pulchellaa pyrenomyceteunder bark, splayed outperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadbranch under bark, splayed out perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, well-developed stroma Diaporthe decorticans a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe decorticans/Diaporthe decorticansa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, well-developedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadbranch immersed, well-developed stroma is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromatic perithecium Diaporthe decorticans a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe decorticans/Diaporthe decorticansa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromaticperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadbranch immersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
bud (dormant) dormant bud is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydormantbud punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises dormant bud
flower flower is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryflower punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises flower
flower (live) live flower may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveflowerMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live flower
fruit fruit may contain larva Foreign Rhagoletis cerasi a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Rhagoletis cerasi/Rhagoletis cerasia gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryfruit larva feeds within fruit
fruit fruit is parasitised by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryfruit punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises fruit
fruit fruit may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia cerasi Cherry Scab - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia cerasi/Venturia cerasicherry scab (causative organism)colonyFusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryfruit colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages fruit
fruit (blackened mummified) blackened mummified fruit is decayed by long-stalked, greyish brown, gregarious apothecium Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)long-stalked, greyish brown, gregariousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryblackened mummifiedfruitMinor long-stalked, greyish brown, gregarious apothecium is saprobic on blackened mummified fruit
fruit (live, fallen, brown-rotten) live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia fructigena Apple Brown Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Host plants of the brown rot fungi in Britain, Wormauld, H., 1940
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia fructigena/Monilinia fructigenaapple brown rot (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrylive, fallen, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live, wrinkled, brown-rotten) live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/IrelandMinor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Host plants of the brown rot fungi in Britain, Wormauld, H., 1940
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrylive, wrinkled, brown-rottenfruitMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit
leaf leaf is galled by Major Myzus cerasi Cherry Blackfly, Cherry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Myzus) cerasi/Myzus (Myzus) cerasicherry blackfly, cherry aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryleafMajor (3-7, autumn)causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia cerasi Cherry Scab - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia cerasi/Venturia cerasicherry scab (causative organism)colonyFusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryleaf colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages leaf
leaf (dead, fallen, overwintered) dead, fallen, overwintered leaf is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Venturia cerasi Cherry Scab - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia cerasi/Venturia cerasicherry scab (causative organism)immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydead, fallen, overwinteredleaf immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, overwintered leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Valsaria cincta a valsoid pyrenomycete Valsariales: Valsariaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/Valsaria cinctaa valsoid pyrenomyceteaggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadleaf (Spring)aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by stromatic, valsoid perithecium UK/Ireland Valsaria cincta a valsoid pyrenomycete Valsariales: Valsariaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/Valsaria cinctaa valsoid pyrenomycetestromatic, valsoidperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadleaf stromatic, valsoid perithecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, tattered) live, tattered leaf is spotted by Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virus/Prunus Necrotic Ringspot virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrylive, tatteredleaf causes spots on live, tattered leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta prunicola 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 prunicola/Phyllosticta prunicolaa coelomyceteamphigenous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleaf (9-10)amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta prunicola 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 prunicola/Phyllosticta prunicolaa coelomyceteamphigenous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleaf (9-10)amphigenous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph Stigmina carpophila Peach Shot-hole - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Stigmina carpophila/Stigmina carpophilapeach shot-hole - causative organismpunctiformsporodochiumStigmina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleaf punctiform sporodochium of Stigmina dematiaceous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by hypophyllous acervulus of Microgloeum coelomycetous anamorph Blumeriella jaapii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Blumeriella jaapii/Blumeriella jaapiia discomycetehypophyllousacervulusMicrogloeum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleaf hypophyllous acervulus of Microgloeum coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by hypophyllous acervulus of Phloeosporella coelomycetous anamorph Blumeriella jaapii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Blumeriella jaapii/Blumeriella jaapiia discomycetehypophyllousacervulusPhloeosporella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleaf hypophyllous acervulus of Phloeosporella coelomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryliveleafMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf
leaf (reddened or pinkish, smelling of coumarin) reddened or pinkish, smelling of coumarin leaf is galled by infection Taphrina wiesneri Cherry Leaf Curl - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina wiesneri/Taphrina wiesnericherry leaf curl (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryreddened or pinkish, smelling of coumarinleaf infection causes gall of reddened or pinkish, smelling of coumarin leaf
leaf (rotten) rotten leaf is decayed by hypophyllous apothecium Blumeriella jaapii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Blumeriella jaapii/Blumeriella jaapiia discomycetehypophyllousapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryrottenleaf (5)hypophyllous apothecium is saprobic on rotten leaf
stem stem is galled by Myzus cerasi Cherry Blackfly, Cherry Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Myzus) cerasi/Myzus (Myzus) cerasicherry blackfly, cherry aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrystem (3-7, autumn)causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by infection Taphrina wiesneri Cherry Leaf Curl - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina wiesneri/Taphrina wiesnericherry leaf curl (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrystem infection causes gall of stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Valsaria cincta a valsoid pyrenomycete Valsariales: Valsariaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/Valsaria cinctaa valsoid pyrenomyceteaggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocularstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadstem (Spring)aggregated, up to 2-3mm diam., pustular, usually transversely erumpent, unilocular to multilocular stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by stromatic, valsoid perithecium UK/Ireland Valsaria cincta a valsoid pyrenomycete Valsariales: Valsariaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Valsariales/Valsariaceae/Valsaria cincta/Valsaria cinctaa valsoid pyrenomycetestromatic, valsoidperithecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadstem (Spring)stromatic, valsoid perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
twig twig is decayed by erumpent, singly or in small groups from cracks in bark apothecium Dermea cerasi a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermea cerasi/Dermea cerasia discomyceteerumpent, singly or in small groups from cracks in barkapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrytwig erumpent, singly or in small groups from cracks in bark apothecium is saprobic on twig
twig twig is decayed by clustered conidioma of Foveostrama coelomycetous anamorph Dermea cerasi a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Dermea cerasi/Dermea cerasia discomyceteclusteredconidiomaFoveostrama coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrytwig clustered conidioma of Foveostrama coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, well-developed stroma Diaporthe decorticans a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe decorticans/Diaporthe decorticansa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, well-developedstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadtwig immersed, well-developed stroma is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromatic perithecium Diaporthe decorticans a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe decorticans/Diaporthe decorticansa valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromaticperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydeadtwig immersed, in clusters of 4 to 12, stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live) live twig may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Minor Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia laxa/Monilinia laxaa brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism)sporodochiumMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrylivetwigMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live twig
twig (young) young twig may be infected and damaged by colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Venturia cerasi Cherry Scab - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia cerasi/Venturia cerasicherry scab (causative organism)colonyFusicladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherryyoungtwig colony of Fusicladium dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages young twig
wood (decayed) decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Basidiodendron caesiocinereum 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 caesiocinereum/Basidiodendron caesiocinereuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus cerasus/Prunus cerasusdwarf cherry, sour cherrydecayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on decayed wood

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Prunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPrunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry)
GenusPrunus (plums, cherries and laurels, planted cherry)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Prunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry)

Prunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus cerasus (Dwarf Cherry, Sour Cherry):

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