Salix viminalis L.
(Osier)

Interactions where Salix viminalis 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 Foreign Dorytomus hirtipennis 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 hirtipennis/Dorytomus hirtipennisa catkin weevil Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosier feeds on
has sap sucked by colony Chaitophorus beuthani a hairy aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus beuthani/Chaitophorus beuthania hairy aphidcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosier colony sucks sap of
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/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosier parasitises
bark bark is decayed by often astromatic, prominent, loculi in a circle pycnidium of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora fugax 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 fugax/Cytospora fugaxa stromatic coelomyceteoften astromatic, prominent, loculi in a circlepycnidiumCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierbark often astromatic, prominent, loculi in a circle pycnidium of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on bark
bark (dead) dead bark is decayed by stroma UK/Ireland Hypoxylon subticinense a woodwart Xylariales: Xylariaceae Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon subticinense/Hypoxylon subticinensea woodwartstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdeadbark (2-3)stroma is saprobic on dead bark
branch (thin) (live) live branch (thin) is swollen by stroma Cryptomyces maximus Willow Blister Rhytismatales: Cryptomycetaceae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Salix, Anon., 2007
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Cryptomycetaceae/Cryptomyces maximus/Cryptomyces maximuswillow blisterstroma Foodplant / false gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierlivebranch (thin) stroma causes swelling of live branch (thin)
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by rather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis salicina a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae 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/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis salicina/Phomopsis salicinaa coelomyceterather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdeadbranch (10-5)rather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
bud (vegetative) bud (vegetative) may contain larva Temnocerus coeruleus a leafroller weevil Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Temnocerus coeruleus/Temnocerus coeruleusa leafroller weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierbud (vegetative) larva feeds within bud (vegetative)
bud and bud-peduncle (live) live bud and bud-peduncle is galled by larva Euura mucronata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura (Gemmura) mucronata/Euura (Gemmura) mucronataa sawflylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierlivebud and bud-peduncle larva causes gall of live bud and bud-peduncle
leaf (midrib underside) leaf (midrib underside) is galled by larva Minor Pontania viminalis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pontania (Eupontania) viminalis/Pontania (Eupontania) viminalisa sawflylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf (midrib underside)Minor larva causes gall of leaf (midrib underside)
leaf (underside) leaf (underside) is foodplant of larva UK/Ireland Ametastegia perla a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia (Protemphytus) perla/Ametastegia (Protemphytus) perlaa sawflylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf (underside) larva feeds on leaf (underside)
leaf margin leaf margin is rolled by larva Restricted Phyllocolpa anglica a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Phyllocolpa anglica/Phyllocolpa anglicaa sawflylarva Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf marginSole larva rolls leaf margin
leaf margin leaf margin is rolled by larva Restricted Phyllocolpa piliserra a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Phyllocolpa piliserra/Phyllocolpa piliserraa sawflylarva Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf marginSole larva rolls leaf margin
leaf margin leaf margin is rolled by larva Restricted Phyllocolpa scotaspis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Phyllocolpa scotaspis/Phyllocolpa scotaspisa sawflylarva Foodplant / roller /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf marginSole larva rolls leaf margin
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Major Aulagromyza tridentata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza tridentata/Aulagromyza tridentataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleaf-mineMajor puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Major Galerucella lineola Brown Willow Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella lineola/Galerucella lineolabrown willow beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Major Galerucella lineola Brown Willow Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Galerucella lineola/Galerucella lineolabrown willow beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Aulagromyza tridentata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza tridentata/Aulagromyza tridentataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may have puparium Major Aulagromyza tridentata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Aulagromyza tridentata/Aulagromyza tridentataa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor puparium may be found on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Amauronematus miltonotus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Amauronematus miltonotus/Amauronematus miltonotusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Major Empria immersa a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Empria immersa/Empria immersaa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Major Nematus flavescens a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Nematus (Pteronidea) flavescens/Nematus (Pteronidea) flavescensa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf may have epiphytic stroma Rhytisma salicinum Willow Tar-spot Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma salicinum/Rhytisma salicinumwillow tar-spotstroma Plant / epiphyte /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdead, fallenleaf stroma grows on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (dead, fallen) dead, fallen leaf may have embedded in stroma apothecium Rhytisma salicinum Willow Tar-spot Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma salicinum/Rhytisma salicinumwillow tar-spotembedded in stromaapothecium Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdead, fallenleaf embedded in stroma apothecium may be found on dead, fallen leaf
leaf (fallen, dead) fallen, dead leaf is decayed by amphigenous, erumpent apothecium Drepanopeziza salicis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza salicis/Drepanopeziza salicisa discomyceteamphigenous, erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierfallen, deadleaf (3-5)amphigenous, erumpent apothecium is saprobic on fallen, dead leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have female Major Mycterothrips salicis a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Mycterothrips salicis/Mycterothrips salicisa thripsfemale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleafMajor (5-9,12)female may be found on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have male Major Mycterothrips salicis a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Mycterothrips salicis/Mycterothrips salicisa thripsmale Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleafMajor (8)male may be found on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may have larva Major Mycterothrips salicis a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Mycterothrips salicis/Mycterothrips salicisa thripslarva Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleafMajor (8)larva may be found on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, dense, greyish white to light reddish caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia rosea an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia rosea/Ramularia roseaan anamorphic fungushypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, dense, greyish white to light reddishcaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf hypophyllous, punctiform to subeffuse, dense, greyish white to light reddish caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by acervulus of Monostichella coelomycetous anamorph Drepanopeziza salicis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Drepanopeziza salicis/Drepanopeziza salicisa discomyceteacervulusMonostichella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf (8-9)acervulus of Monostichella coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by conidioma of Melasmia coelomycetous anamorph Rhytisma salicinum Willow Tar-spot Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma salicinum/Rhytisma salicinumwillow tar-spotconidiomaMelasmia coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf conidioma of Melasmia coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Melampsora epitea a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora epitea/Melampsora epiteaa rust fungusamphigenousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf amphigenous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous, subepidermal telium Melampsora epitea a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora epitea/Melampsora epiteaa rust fungusmostly hypophyllous, subepidermaltelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf mostly hypophyllous, subepidermal telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Melampsora ribesii-viminalis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora ribesii-viminalis/Melampsora ribesii-viminalisa rust fungushypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous telium Melampsora ribesii-viminalis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora ribesii-viminalis/Melampsora ribesii-viminalisa rust fungusepiphylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierliveleaf epiphyllous telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (underside of rolled) underside of rolled leaf is grazed by larva Major Nematus bipartitus a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Nematus (Pteronidea) bipartitus/Nematus (Pteronidea) bipartitusa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierunderside of rolledleafMajor larva grazes on underside of rolled leaf
shoot (young) shoot (young) has sap sucked by colony Chaitophorus vitellinae a hiary aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus vitellinae/Chaitophorus vitellinaea hiary aphidcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosiershoot (young) colony sucks sap of shoot (young)
stem stem is galled by larva UK/Ireland Cryptorhynchus lapathi Withy Beetle, Withy Weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Cryptorhynchus lapathi/Cryptorhynchus lapathiwithy beetle, withy weevillarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierstem larva causes gall of stem
twig (young) twig (young) has sap sucked by colony Chaitophorus vitellinae a hiary aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Homoptera - Aphidoidea (Part): Chaitophoridae & Callaphididae, Stroyan, H.L.G., 1977
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Chaitophorus vitellinae/Chaitophorus vitellinaea hiary aphidcolony Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosiertwig (young) colony sucks sap of twig (young)
twig (dead, often attached) dead, often attached twig is decayed by loosely gregarious, erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytospora salicis a stromatic coelomycete 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/Cytospora salicis/Cytospora salicisa stromatic coelomyceteloosely gregarious, erumpentstromaCytospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdead, often attachedtwig (1-8)loosely gregarious, erumpent stroma of Cytospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, often attached twig
twig (dead) dead twig may contain larva Nathrius brevipennis Plain Shortwing Beetle Coleoptera: Cerambycidae Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2, Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Cerambycidae/Nathrius brevipennis/Nathrius brevipennisplain shortwing beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdeadtwig larva feeds within dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by rather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis salicina a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae 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/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis salicina/Phomopsis salicinaa coelomyceterather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdeadtwig (10-5)rather densely gregarious, subepidermal, emergent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by subepidermal, then breaking through apothecium Mollisia salicis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia salicis/Mollisia salicisa discomycetesubepidermal, then breaking throughapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierlivetwig (3-5)subepidermal, then breaking through apothecium parasitises live twig
twig (live) live twig is parasitised by Phacidiella anamorph Mollisia salicis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Mollisia salicis/Mollisia salicisa discomycetePhacidiella anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierlivetwig (3-5)Phacidiella anamorph parasitises live twig
wood wood may contain larva Major Agrilus viridis a jewel beetle Coleoptera: Buprestidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Buprestidae/Agrilus (Agrilus) viridis/Agrilus (Agrilus) viridisa jewel beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierwoodMajor larva feeds within wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Sistotrema subtrigonospermum a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Hydnaceae 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/Cantharellales/Hydnaceae/Sistotrema subtrigonospermum/Sistotrema subtrigonospermuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdead, decayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by stroma UK/IrelandMajor Hypoxylon subticinense a woodwart Xylariales: Xylariaceae Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its allies, Anderson, R., 2008
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Xylariaceae/Hypoxylon subticinense/Hypoxylon subticinensea woodwartstroma Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Salicaceae/Salix viminalis/Salix viminalisosierdeadwoodMajor (2-3)stroma is saprobic on dead wood

Salix viminalis (Osier) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Salix
(willows)
EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
PLANTAE
(plants)
Broadleaved shrubs
(broadleaved shrubs)
Trees with bark of middle pH
(neutral-barked species, mesic-barked species)
Trees
(broadleaved and coniferous trees)
Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)
Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)
Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)
Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)
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)
Author & YearTitleSource
Anderson, R., 2008Hypoxylon in Britain and Ireland. 2. Hypoxylon rubiginosum and its alliesField Mycology Vol 9 (2): 41-48.
Anon., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for SalixPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
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
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Duff, A. (Illust: Lewington, R.), 2007Identification - Longhorn Beetles: Part 2British Wildlife Vol 19, No 1: 35-43.
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
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
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSalix viminalis (Osier)
GenusSalix (willows)
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 Salix viminalis (Osier)

Salix viminalis (Osier) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Salix viminalis (Osier):

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