Heuchera L.
(coral-bells)

Interactions where Heuchera 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
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Heuchera/Heucheracoral-bellsliveleaf infects and damages live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by telium UK/Ireland Puccinia heucherae Coral-bells Rust, Heuchera Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae First report of Puccinia heucherae on Heuchera species in the UK, Henricot, B, Denton, G, Lane, CR., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia heucherae/Puccinia heucheraecoral-bells rust, heuchera rusttelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Heuchera/Heucheracoral-bellsliveleaf telium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Puccinia saxifragae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia saxifragae/Puccinia saxifragaea rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Heuchera/Heucheracoral-bellsliveleaf mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
shoots (lower) (stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like) stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower) may be infected and damaged by Major Rhodococcus fascians Leafy Gall, Bacterial Fasciation - causative organism Actinomycetales: Neocardiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Neocardiaceae/Rhodococcus fascians/Rhodococcus fasciansleafy gall, bacterial fasciation (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Saxifragales/Saxifragaceae/Heuchera/Heucheracoral-bellsstunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-likeshoots (lower)Major infects and damages stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Henricot, B, Denton, G, Lane, CR., 2006First report of Puccinia heucherae on Heuchera species in the UKNew Disease Reports Vol 13.
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

Heuchera (coral-bells) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
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Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusHeuchera (coral-bells)
FamilySAXIFRAGACEAE (saxifrages)
OrderSAXIFRAGALES (saxifrages, stonecrops, peonies, currants and gooseberries)
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 Heuchera (coral-bells)

Heuchera (coral-bells) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Heuchera (coral-bells):

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