Symphytum tuberosum L.
(Tuberous Comfrey)

Interactions where Symphytum tuberosum 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
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cynoglossi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cynoglossi/Golovinomyces cynoglossia powdery mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreylive conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cynoglossi a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cynoglossi/Golovinomyces cynoglossia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreylive cleistothecium parasitises live
leaf (live, usually pale and small) live, usually pale and small leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous telium Melampsorella symphyti Comfrey Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella symphyti/Melampsorella symphyticomfrey rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreylive, usually pale and smallleaf hypophyllous telium infects and damages live, usually pale and small leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia calcea an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia calcea/Ramularia calceaan anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreyliveleaf mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia cylindroides (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia cylindroides/Ramularia cylindroides(an anamorphic fungus)mainly hypophyllouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreyliveleaf mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by hypophyllous, often covering whole leaf uredium Melampsorella symphyti Comfrey Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae 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/Pucciniastraceae/Melampsorella symphyti/Melampsorella symphyticomfrey rusthypophyllous, often covering whole leafuredium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreyliveleaf hypophyllous, often covering whole leaf uredium infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by circular, bordered, embedded sorus Entyloma serotinum a smut fungus Entylomatales: Entylomataceae Entyloma serotinum Schröter, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Entylomatales/Entylomataceae/Entyloma serotinum/Entyloma serotinuma smut funguscircular, bordered, embeddedsorus Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Symphytum tuberosum/Symphytum tuberosumtuberous comfreyliveleaf (9)circular, bordered, embedded sorus parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Entyloma serotinum SchröterI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 962.

Symphytum tuberosum (Tuberous Comfrey) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSymphytum tuberosum (Tuberous Comfrey)
GenusSymphytum (comfreys)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
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 Symphytum tuberosum (Tuberous Comfrey)

Symphytum tuberosum (Tuberous Comfrey) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Symphytum tuberosum (Tuberous Comfrey):

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