Rhamnus cathartica L.
(Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn)

Interactions where Rhamnus cathartica 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
may have adult Cryptocephalus bipunctatus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus bipunctatus/Cryptocephalus bipunctatusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorn (4-late 8)adult may be found on
may have adult Cryptocephalus parvulus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Cryptocephalus parvulus/Cryptocephalus parvulusa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorn (4-9)adult may be found on
berry berry may contain larva UK/IrelandRestricted Wachtliella krumbholzi a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Wachtliella krumbholzi/Wachtliella krumbholzia gall midgelarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornberrySole larva feeds within berry
branch (small) (dead, attached) dead, attached branch (small) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Peniophora lycii Ashen Crust Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora lycii/Peniophora lyciiashen crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorndead, attachedbranch (small)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, attached branch (small)
branch (dead, dry) dead, dry branch is decayed by conical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and black stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Fusicoccum fibrosum a stromatic coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Fusicoccum fibrosum/Fusicoccum fibrosuma stromatic coelomyceteconical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and blackstromaFusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorndead, drybranch conical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and black stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry branch
flower bud flower bud is galled by larva Contarinia rhamni a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Contarinia rhamni/Contarinia rhamnia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornflower bud larva causes gall of flower bud
leaf (petiole) leaf (petiole) is galled by aecium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rustaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf (petiole) aecium causes gall of leaf (petiole)
leaf leaf is galled by Eriophyes annulatus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes annulatus/Eriophyes annulatusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is galled by Trichochermes walkeri a jumping plantlouse Hemiptera: Triozidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trichochermes walkeri/Trichochermes walkeria jumping plantlouse Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is galled by Trioza rhamni a jumping plantlouse Hemiptera: Triozidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trioza rhamni/Trioza rhamnia jumping plantlouse Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by numerous, hypophyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta rhamnicola a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta rhamnicola/Phyllosticta rhamnicolaa coelomycetenumerous, hypophyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf numerous, hypophyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf leaf is galled by aecium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rustaecium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf aecium causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is galled by pycnium Puccinia coronata Crown Rust 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 coronata/Puccinia coronatacrown rustpycnium Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornleaf pycnium causes gall of leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by plentiful, mainly epiphyllous conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe friesii Purging Buckthorn Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe friesii/Erysiphe friesiipurging buckthorn mildewplentiful, mainly epiphyllousconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornliveleaf plentiful, mainly epiphyllous conidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mainly epiphyllous cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe friesii Purging Buckthorn Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe friesii/Erysiphe friesiipurging buckthorn mildewmainly epiphyllouscleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthornliveleaf mainly epiphyllous cleistothecium parasitises live leaf
stem (dead, dry) dead, dry stem is decayed by conical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and black stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Fusicoccum fibrosum a stromatic coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Botryosphaeriaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Botryosphaeriaceae/Fusicoccum fibrosum/Fusicoccum fibrosuma stromatic coelomyceteconical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and blackstromaFusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorndead, drystem conical, erumpent, plurilocular, very thick and black stroma of Fusicoccum coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry stem
stick (dead, fallen) dead, fallen stick is decayed by fruitbody Minor Peniophora lycii Ashen Crust Russulales: Peniophoraceae 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/Russulales/Peniophoraceae/Peniophora lycii/Peniophora lyciiashen crustfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rhamnaceae/Rhamnus cathartica/Rhamnus catharticabuckthorn, purging buckthorndead, fallenstickMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen stick

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
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
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn)
GenusRhamnus (a genus of buckthorns)
FamilyRHAMNACEAE (buckthorns)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn)

Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Rhamnus cathartica (Buckthorn, Purging Buckthorn):

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