Platanus L.
(plane trees)

Interactions where Platanus 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
has sap sucked by UK/Ireland Corythucha ciliata Plane Lace Bug Hemiptera: Tingidae CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Corythucha arcuata, Anderson, H., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Tingidae/Corythucha ciliata/Corythucha ciliataplane lace bug Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane trees sucks sap of
(live) live has sap sucked by UK/IrelandRare Pulvinaria hydrangeae Hydrangea Scale, Hydrangea Scale Insect Hemiptera: Coccidae Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in Britain, Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Pulvinaria hydrangeae/Pulvinaria hydrangeaehydrangea scale, hydrangea scale insect Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesliveRare sucks sap of live
branch (wood) (dead) dead branch (wood) is decayed by scattered or gregarious, often confluent sporodochium of Bloxamia dematiaceous anamorph ForeignRare Bloxamia leucophthalma a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Helotiales: Helotiaceae New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter foray, Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W., 1980
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Bloxamia leucophthalma/Bloxamia leucophthalmaa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusscattered or gregarious, often confluentsporodochiumBloxamia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadbranch (wood)Rare (9-4)scattered or gregarious, often confluent sporodochium of Bloxamia dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch (wood)
branch (dead, decorticate, attached) dead, decorticate, attached branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia comedens Waxy Crust Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia comedens/Vuilleminia comedenswaxy crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdead, decorticate, attachedbranch fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decorticate, attached branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by very small, subepidermal, hardly lifting the bark stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Fusicoccum hapalocystis a stromatic coelomycete Diaporthales: Sydowiellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Sydowiellaceae/Fusicoccum hapalocystis/Fusicoccum hapalocystisa stromatic coelomycetevery small, subepidermal, hardly lifting the barkstromaFusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadbranch very small, subepidermal, hardly lifting the bark stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (live, decorticate) live, decorticate branch is decayed by fruitbody Foreign Vuilleminia comedens Waxy Crust Corticiales: Corticiaceae British Vuilleminia species, Morris, I. & Roberts, P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Corticiales/Corticiaceae/Vuilleminia comedens/Vuilleminia comedenswaxy crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslive, decorticatebranch fruitbody is saprobic on live, decorticate branch
stem (upper part)twig (dead) dead stem (upper part)twig is decayed by uniformly distributed, immersed, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis radula a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis radula/Phomopsis radulaa coelomyceteuniformly distributed, immersed, then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadstem (upper part)twig (1-2)uniformly distributed, immersed, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem (upper part)twig
stump (large) (dead, white-rotted) dead, white-rotted stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdead, white-rottedstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotted stump (large)
stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large)
stump (relatively freshly cut, white rotted) relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump is decayed by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesrelatively freshly cut, white rottedstump fruitbody is saprobic on relatively freshly cut, white rotted stump
trunk (base) trunk (base) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treestrunk (base) fruitbody infects and damages trunk (base)
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Vanderbylia fraxinea a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Vanderbylia fraxinea/Vanderbylia fraxineaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslivetrunk (base)Minor fruitbody parasitises live trunk (base)
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Vanderbylia fraxinea a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Vanderbylia fraxinea/Vanderbylia fraxineaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslivetrunk (base)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on live trunk (base)
trunk (esp. base) (dead, white rotted) dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base) is decayed by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdead, white rottedtrunk (esp. base) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white rotted trunk (esp. base)
trunk (esp. base) (live) live trunk (esp. base) is parasitised by fruitbody Pholiota squarrosa Shaggy Scalycap, Shaggy Pholiota Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Agaricales/Strophariaceae/Pholiota squarrosa/Pholiota squarrosashaggy scalycap, shaggy pholiotafruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslivetrunk (esp. base) fruitbody parasitises live trunk (esp. base)
trunk (large) (dead) dead trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk (large)
trunk (large) (live) live trunk (large) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslivetrunk (large) fruitbody infects and damages live trunk (large)
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody UK/Ireland Inonotus hispidus Shaggy Bracket Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Unusual hosts for some common British fungi, Reid, D.A., 1978
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus hispidus/Inonotus hispidusshaggy bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeslivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is galled by fruitbody QuestionableRare Inonotus obliquus Chaga Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Inonotus obliquus/Inonotus obliquuschagafruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane trees?livetrunkRare fruitbody causes gall of live trunk
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by subepidermal conidioma of Dichomera coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Dichomera mutabilis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Dichomera mutabilis/Dichomera mutabilisa coelomycetesubepidermalconidiomaDichomera coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtwig (2-3)subepidermal conidioma of Dichomera coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed perithecium Splanchnonema platani an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleomassariaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleomassariaceae/Splanchnonema platani/Splanchnonema platanian ascomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtwig (1-2)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by subepidermal Microdipodiopsis dematiaceous anamorph Splanchnonema platani an ascomycete Pleosporales: Pleomassariaceae /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleomassariaceae/Splanchnonema platani/Splanchnonema platanian ascomycetesubepidermalMicrodipodiopsis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtwig (1-12)subepidermal Microdipodiopsis dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, grouped perithecium Hapalocystis berkeleyi a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Sydowiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Sydowiellaceae/Hapalocystis berkeleyi/Hapalocystis berkeleyia pyrenomyceteimmersed, groupedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdeadtwig immersed, grouped perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
wood wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Auricularia auricula-judae Jelly Ear, The Jew’s Ear, Judas’s Ear Fungus Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Auricularia auricula-judae/Auricularia auricula-judaejelly ear, The Jew’s ear, Judas’s ear fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treeswood fruitbody is saprobic on wood
wood (dead, fallen, usually decorticate) dead, fallen, usually decorticate wood is decayed by fruitbody Minor Exidia nucleata Crystal Brain Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidia nucleata/Exidia nucleatacrystal brainfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdead, fallen, usually decorticatewoodMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, usually decorticate wood
wood (dead, white-rotten) dead, white-rotten wood is decayed by bracket UK/IrelandMinor Daedaleopsis confragosa Blushing Bracket Polyporales: Polyporaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its mycelium, Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Polyporaceae/Daedaleopsis confragosa/Daedaleopsis confragosablushing bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Proteales/Platanaceae/Platanus/Platanusplane treesdead, white-rottenwoodMinor bracket is saprobic on dead, white-rotten wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Anderson, H., 2007CSL Pest Risk Analysis for Corythucha arcuataPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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
Hawksworth, D.L. & Minter. D.W., 1980New and interesting microfungi from the 1978 Exeter forayTBMS Vol 74 (3): 567-577.
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, I. & Roberts, P., 1997British Vuilleminia speciesMycologist Vol 11 (1): 4-6.
Pietka, J. & Grzywacz, A., 2006Attempts at active protection of Inonotus obliquus by inoculating birches with its myceliumActa Mycologica Vol 41 (2): 305-312.
Reid, D.A., 1978Unusual hosts for some common British fungiBull. Br. mycol. Soc. Vol 12 (2): 87-89.
Salisbury, A. & Malumphy, C., 2017Changes in status and distribution of Hydrangea Scale, Pulvinaria hydrangeae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) in BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 30: 145-153.

Platanus (plane trees) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa
No of
interactions
No of
references
Species 2 trophisms
Species hybrid 8 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPlatanus (plane trees)
FamilyPLATANACEAE (plane trees)
OrderPROTEALES (plane trees and proteas)
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 Platanus (plane trees)

Platanus (plane trees) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Platanus (plane trees):

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