Prunus domestica ssp domestica L.
(Plum)

Interactions where Prunus domestica ssp domestica 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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(live) live is parasitised by Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat. Plum Powdery Mildew, Plum Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat./Podosphaera tridactyla s. lat.plum powdery mildew, plum mildew Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive parasitises live
bark (cankered) cankered bark may be infected and damaged by Plum Bark Split virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Bark Split virus/Plum Bark Split virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumcankeredbark infects and damages cankered bark
cambium (live) live cambium of esp. moribund may contain larva Major Anisandrus dispar Shot-hole Borer Coleoptera: Curculionidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Anisandrus dispar/Anisandrus disparshot-hole borerlarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlivecambiumesp. moribundMajor larva feeds within live cambium of esp. moribund
flower (live, wilted) live, wilted flower may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, wiltedflower sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wilted flower
fruit (later) (pale, shrivelled, covered with off-white bloom of spores) pale, shrivelled, covered with off-white bloom of spores fruit (later) is galled by infection Rare Taphrina pruni Pocket Plum - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina pruni/Taphrina prunipocket plum (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumpale, shrivelled, covered with off-white bloom of sporesfruit (later)Rare infection causes gall of pale, shrivelled, covered with off-white bloom of spores fruit (later)
fruit (young) (live, smooth, green, elongate, twisted, flattened, concave one side) live, smooth, green, elongate, twisted, flattened, concave one side fruit (young) is galled by infection Rare Taphrina pruni Pocket Plum - causative organism Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina pruni/Taphrina prunipocket plum (causative organism)infection Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, smooth, green, elongate, twisted, flattened, concave one sidefruit (young)Rare infection causes gall of live, smooth, green, elongate, twisted, flattened, concave one side fruit (young)
fruit (developing, usually falls when larva matures) developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit may contain larva Hoplocampa flava Plum Sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Hoplocampa flava/Hoplocampa flavaplum sawflylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumdeveloping, usually falls when larva maturesfruit larva feeds within developing, usually falls when larva matures fruit
fruit (grooved, pitted, banded) grooved, pitted, banded fruit may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumgrooved, pitted, bandedfruit infects and damages grooved, pitted, banded 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 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, fallen, brown-rottenfruit sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, fallen, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live, shrivelled, cracked, gum exuding) live, shrivelled, cracked, gum exuding fruit may be infected and damaged by colony Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, shrivelled, cracked, gum exudingfruit colony infects and damages live, shrivelled, cracked, gum exuding fruit
fruit (live, sometimes dwarfed) live, sometimes dwarfed fruit is spotted by colony of Gloeodes anamorph Gloeodes pomigena Sooty Blotch Disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Gloeodes pomigena/Gloeodes pomigenasooty blotch disease (causative organism)colonyGloeodes anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, sometimes dwarfedfruit colony of Gloeodes anamorph causes spots on live, sometimes dwarfed 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 Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, wrinkled, brown-rottenfruitMinor sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, wrinkled, brown-rotten fruit
fruit (live) live fruit may contain caterpillar Grapholita funebrana Plum Fruit Moth Lepidoptera: Tortricidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Tortricidae/Grapholita funebrana/Grapholita funebranaplum fruit mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlivefruit (7-8)caterpillar feeds within live fruit
fruit (live) live fruit is decayed by superficial, clustered thyriothecium Schizothyrium pomi Apple Fly Speck Microthyriales: Schizothyriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Schizothyriaceae/Schizothyrium pomi/Schizothyrium pomiapple fly specksuperficial, clusteredthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlivefruit superficial, clustered thyriothecium is saprobic on live fruit
fruit (rotting) rotting fruit is decayed by Mucor piriformis a pin-mould Mucorales: Mucoraceae Mucor piriformis A. Fisch., Kirk, P.M., 1997
/Fungi/Zygomycota/Zygomycetes/Mucorales/Mucoraceae/Mucor piriformis/Mucor piriformisa pin-mould Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumrottingfruit is saprobic on rotting fruit
leaf (live, severely curled) live, severely curled leaf has sap sucked by Major Brachycaudus helichrysi Leaf-curling Plum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysileaf-curling plum aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, severely curledleafMajor (spring-early summer, autumn)sucks sap of live, severely curled leaf
leaf (live, small, narrowed, thickened, irregular margined) live, small, narrowed, thickened, irregular margined leaf may be infected and damaged by Prune Dwarf virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Prune Dwarf virus/Prune Dwarf virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, small, narrowed, thickened, irregular marginedleaf infects and damages live, small, narrowed, thickened, irregular margined leaf
leaf (live, with silvery sheen) live, with silvery sheen leaf may be infected and damaged by Chondrostereum purpureum Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease Agaricales: Cyphellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cyphellaceae/Chondrostereum purpureum/Chondrostereum purpureumsilverleaf fungus, silver leaf disease Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, with silvery sheenleaf infects and damages live, with silvery sheen leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor (late spring)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / shot hole causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor (late spring)causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by web-dwelling hypophyllous, colonial Panonychus ulmi Fruit Tree Red Spider Mite Trombidiformes: Tetranychidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tetranychidae/Panonychus ulmi/Panonychus ulmifruit tree red spider mitehypophyllous, colonial Foodplant / web feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleaf (4-)hypophyllous, colonial feeds from web on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by caterpillar Minor Abraxas grossulariata Magpie Moth Lepidoptera: Geometridae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Geometridae/Abraxas grossulariata/Abraxas grossulariatamagpie mothcaterpillar Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMinor (4-6)caterpillar grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous Hyalopterus pruni Mealy Plum 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
Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyalopterus pruni/Hyalopterus prunimealy plum aphidhypophyllous Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleaf (5-7, autumn-)hypophyllous sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by colony of Mycosphaerella hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella cerasella an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella cerasella/Mycosphaerella cerasellaan anamorphic ascomycetecolonyMycosphaerella hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / shot hole causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleaf colony of Mycosphaerella hyphomycetous anamorph causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)colony Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleaf colony causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has leaves shot holed by hypophyllous uredium Foreign Pucciniastrum areolatum Bird Cherry Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum areolatum/Pucciniastrum areolatumbird cherry rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / shot hole causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleaf hypophyllous uredium causes shot holes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium Major Tranzschelia discolor Plum Rust Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor (7-9)telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous uredium Major Tranzschelia discolor Plum Rust Pucciniales: Uropyxidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Uropyxidaceae/Tranzschelia discolor/Tranzschelia discolorplum rusthypophyllousuredium Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor (7-9)hypophyllous uredium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Major 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 / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveleafMajor infects and damages live leaf
leaf (patterned) patterned leaf may be infected and damaged by Plum Line Pattern virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Line Pattern virus/Plum Line Pattern virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumpatternedleaf infects and damages patterned leaf
leaf (spotted) spotted leaf may be infected and damaged by Plum Pox virus a phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Plum Pox virus/Plum Pox virusa phytopathogenic virus, sharka disease - causative organism Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumspottedleaf infects and damages spotted leaf
leaf (withered) withered leaf may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumwitheredleaf sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages withered leaf
leaf (withered) withered leaf may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumwitheredleaf sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages withered leaf
shoot tip (live, galled) live, galled shoot tip is galled by fruitbody Taphrina insititiae Plum Witches’ Broom Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNA, Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P., 2013
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Taphrina insititiae/Taphrina insititiaeplum witches' broomfruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, galledshoot tip fruitbody causes gall of live, galled shoot tip
shoot (live) live shoot has sap sucked by Phorodon humuli Damson-hop 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
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Phorodon (Phorodon) humuli/Phorodon (Phorodon) humulidamson-hop aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveshoot (3-6, autumn)sucks sap of live shoot
shoot (live) live shoot has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumliveshootMajor sucks sap of live shoot
spur shoot (live, cankered) live, cankered spur shoot may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, cankeredspur shoot sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, cankered spur shoot
stem (esp. base) stem (esp. base) is galled by Rhizobium radiobacter Crown Gall - causative organism Rhizobiales: Rhizobiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Alphaproteobacteria/Rhizobiales/Rhizobiaceae/Rhizobium radiobacter/Rhizobium radiobactercrown gall (causative organism) Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumstem (esp. base) causes gall of stem (esp. base)
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Major Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlivestemMajor sucks sap of live stem
terminal shoot (withered, drooping tipped) withered, drooping tipped terminal shoot may be infected and damaged by sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Monilinia laxa a brown rot of tree fruit (causative organism) Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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 domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumwithered, drooping tippedterminal shoot sporodochium of Monilia dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages withered, drooping tipped terminal shoot
trunk trunk may be infected and damaged by basidiome Chondrostereum purpureum Silverleaf Fungus, Silver Leaf Disease Agaricales: Cyphellaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Cyphellaceae/Chondrostereum purpureum/Chondrostereum purpureumsilverleaf fungus, silver leaf diseasebasidiome Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumtrunk basidiome infects and damages trunk
trunk (live, cankered) live, cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum a prunus bacterial canker Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunorum/Pseudomonas syringae pv. mors-prunoruma prunus bacterial canker Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, cankeredtrunkMajor infects and damages live, cankered trunk
trunk (live, cankered) live, cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by Major Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae Lilac Blight - causative organism Pseudomonadales: Pseudomonadaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Proteobacteria/Gammaproteobacteria/Pseudomonadales/Pseudomonadaceae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiae/Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringiaelilac blight (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, cankeredtrunkMajor infects and damages live, cankered trunk
twig (live, lesioned, gum-exuding) live, lesioned, gum-exuding twig may be infected and damaged by colony Venturia carpophila Freckle or Scab Of Prunus Fruits - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Venturia carpophila/Venturia carpophilafreckle or scab of Prunus fruits (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Prunus domestica subsp. domestica/Prunus domestica subsp. domesticaplumlive, lesioned, gum-exudingtwig colony infects and damages live, lesioned, gum-exuding twig

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Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Kirk, P.M., 1997Mucor piriformis A. Fisch.I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1309.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Petrydesova, J., Bacigalova, K. & Sulo, P., 2013The reassignment of three ’lost’ Taphrina species (Taphrina bullata, Taphrina insititiae and Taphrina rhizophora) supported by the divergence of nuclear and mitochondrial DNAInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology Vol 63: 3091-3098.
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Wormauld, H., 1940Host plants of the brown rot fungi in BritainTBMS Vol 24(1): 20-28,I,II.

Prunus domestica ssp domestica (Plum) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesPrunus domestica ssp domestica (Plum)
SpeciesPrunus domestica (Wild Plum)
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 domestica ssp domestica (Plum)

Prunus domestica ssp domestica (Plum) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Prunus domestica ssp domestica (Plum):

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