Phytophthora porri Foister
(Leek White Tip - causative organism)

Interactions where Phytophthora porri is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage 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
colony infects and damages live, yellowed leaf (tip) Rare Allium leeks, onions, garlics Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora porri/Phytophthora porrileek white tip (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicslive, yellowedleaf (tip)Rare (8-)10)
colony infects and damages live leaf UK/IrelandMajor Allium porrum Leek Asparagales: Amaryllidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora porri/Phytophthora porrileek white tip (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium porrum/Allium porrumleekliveleafMajor (8-)10)

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Phytophthora porri (Leek White Tip - causative organism) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPhytophthora porri (Leek White Tip - causative organism)
GenusPhytophthora (blights)
FamilyPERONOSPORACEAE (downy mildews)
OrderPERONOSPORALES (downy mildews and white rusts)
ClassPERONOSPOREA (a class of fungoid organisms)
PhylumOOMYCOTA (a group of mainly plant-parasitic fungi)
KingdomCHROMISTA (algae)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Phytophthora porri (Leek White Tip - causative organism)

Phytophthora porri (Leek White Tip - causative organism) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Phytophthora porri (Leek White Tip - causative organism):

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