Vaccinium vitis-idaea L.
(Cowberry)

Interactions where Vaccinium vitis-idaea 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 adult Foreign Elasmucha ferrugata a shieldbug Hemiptera: Acanthosomatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Acanthosomatidae/Elasmucha ferrugata/Elasmucha ferrugataa shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberry adult sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by Minor Phytophthora alni Sudden Oak Death - causative organism, SOD, Phytophthora Disease Of Alder Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae in Scotland, MacKinlay, L. & McIntosh, J., 2010
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora alni/Phytophthora alnisudden oak death (causative organism), SOD, phytophthora disease of alder Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryMinor infects and damages
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Phytophthora inflata a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae First report of Phytophthora inflata on nursery plants of Rhododendron spp., Gaultheria shalon and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in Scotland, Schlenzig, A., 2005
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora inflata/Phytophthora inflataa blight Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberry infects and damages
may be infected and damaged by Major Phytophthora kernoviae a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae in Scotland, MacKinlay, L. & McIntosh, J., 2010
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora kernoviae/Phytophthora kernoviaea blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryMajor infects and damages
is parasitised by UK/IrelandQuestionable Xenomeris alpina an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Xenomeris alpina/Xenomeris alpinaan ascomycete Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberry? parasitises
is parasitised by Foreign Podosphaera myrtillina Bilberry Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera myrtillina/Podosphaera myrtillinabilberry mildew Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberry parasitises
(live) live is parasitised by telium UK/Ireland Pucciniastrum goeppertianum a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniastraceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniastraceae/Pucciniastrum goeppertianum/Pucciniastrum goeppertianuma rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylive telium parasitises live
flower (live, hypertrophied) Minor live, hypertrophied flower is galled by fruitbody Restricted Exobasidium vaccinii Cowberry Redleaf Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Non-gilled Fungi, Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium vaccinii/Exobasidium vacciniicowberry redleaffruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylive, hypertrophiedflowerSole fruitbody causes gall of live, hypertrophied flower
fruit (dead, fallen, mummified, over-wintered) dead, fallen, mummified, over-wintered fruit is decayed by one to three, long-stalked apothecium Monilinia urnula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia urnula/Monilinia urnulaa discomyceteone to three, long-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydead, fallen, mummified, over-winteredfruit (5-6)one to three, long-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead, fallen, mummified, over-wintered fruit
leaf leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, gregarious, often confluent pycnidium of Rhabdospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Rhabdospora stemmatea a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Rhabdospora stemmatea/Rhabdospora stemmateaa coelomyceteepiphyllous, gregarious, often confluentpycnidiumRhabdospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleaf epiphyllous, gregarious, often confluent pycnidium of Rhabdospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, gregarious, minute pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc. a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc./Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc.a leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, gregarious, minutepycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleaf (9)epiphyllous, gregarious, minute pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of amphigenous mycelium Meliola ellisii an ascomycete Meliolales: Meliolaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Meliolales/Meliolaceae/Meliola ellisii/Meliola ellisiian ascomyceteamphigenousmycelium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleaf amphigenous mycelium feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of amphigenous cleistothecium Meliola ellisii an ascomycete Meliolales: Meliolaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Meliolales/Meliolaceae/Meliola ellisii/Meliola ellisiian ascomyceteamphigenouscleistothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleaf amphigenous cleistothecium feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is foodplant of immersed perithecium Physalospora vitis-idaeae an ascomycete fungus Xylariales: Hyponectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Hyponectriaceae/Physalospora vitis-idaeae/Physalospora vitis-idaeaean ascomycete fungusimmersedperithecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleaf (9)immersed perithecium feeds on leaf
leaf leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis uredium Minor Naohidemyces vacciniorum a rust fungus 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/Naohidemyces vacciniorum/Naohidemyces vaccinioruma rust fungushypophyllous, long covered by epidermisuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryleafMinor (5-10)hypophyllous, long covered by epidermis uredium parasitises leaf
leaf (dead, locally pale) dead, locally pale leaf is decayed by embedded, then erumpent apothecium Coccomyces leptideus an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Coccomyces leptideus (Fr.) B. Eriksson, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces leptideus/Coccomyces leptideusan ascomyceteembedded, then erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydead, locally paleleaf embedded, then erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, locally pale leaf
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent stroma Gibbera vaccinii an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera vaccinii/Gibbera vacciniian ascomyceteerumpentstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydeadleaf erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dry, dead, blackening) dry, dead, blackening leaf is decayed by amphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromatic pycnidium of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacidium vaccinii an ascomycete Helotiales: Phacidiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Phacidium vaccinii/Phacidium vacciniian ascomyceteamphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromaticpycnidiumCeuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydry, dead, blackeningleaf amphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromatic pycnidium of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry, dead, blackening leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by valdensia anamorph UK/Ireland Valdensia heterodoxa an anamorphic fungus Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Plant parasitic hyphomycetes new to Britain (NBR 226-228), Mulenko, W. & Woodward, S., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Valdensia heterodoxa/Valdensia heterodoxaan anamorphic fungusvaldensia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryliveleaf valdensia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) Major live leaf is galled by fruitbody Restricted Exobasidium vaccinii Cowberry Redleaf Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Non-gilled Fungi, Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986
Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium vaccinii/Exobasidium vacciniicowberry redleaffruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryliveleafSole fruitbody causes gall of live leaf
leaf (locally bleached) locally bleached leaf is foodplant of apothecium Lophodermium melaleucum an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium melaleucum/Lophodermium melaleucuman ascomyceteapothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylocally bleachedleaf apothecium feeds on locally bleached leaf
leaf (wilting) wilting leaf is parasitised by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia urnula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia urnula/Monilinia urnulaa discomyceteMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrywiltingleaf (summer)Monilia dematiaceous anamorph parasitises wilting leaf
root (live) live root is endomycorrhizal host of mycelium Foreign Oidiodendron maius a dematiaceous hyphomycete Onygenales: Myxotrichaceae Physiological and morphological variations in Oidiodendron maius, Rice, A.V. & Currah, R.S., 2001
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Onygenales/Myxotrichaceae/Oidiodendron maius/Oidiodendron maiusa dematiaceous hyphomycetemycelium Foodplant / mycorrhiza / endomycorrhizaForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberryliveroot mycelium is endomycorrhizal with live root
shoot tip (live, hypertrophied) Minor live, hypertrophied shoot tip is galled by fruitbody Restricted Exobasidium vaccinii Cowberry Redleaf Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Non-gilled Fungi, Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986
Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium vaccinii/Exobasidium vacciniicowberry redleaffruitbody Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylive, hypertrophiedshoot tipSole fruitbody causes gall of live, hypertrophied shoot tip
shoot (live, deformed) live, deformed shoot is galled by fruitbody UK/Ireland Exobasidium juelianum Dwarfing Redleaf Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae Exobasidium in the British Isles, Ing, B., 1998
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Exobasidiales/Exobasidiaceae/Exobasidium juelianum/Exobasidium juelianumdwarfing redleaffruitbody Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylive, deformedshoot fruitbody causes gall of live, deformed shoot
shoot (wilting) wilting shoot is parasitised by Monilia dematiaceous anamorph Monilinia urnula a discomycete Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes), Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Monilinia urnula/Monilinia urnulaa discomyceteMonilia dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrywiltingshoot (summer)Monilia dematiaceous anamorph parasitises wilting shoot
stem stem is spotted by epiphyllous, gregarious, minute pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc. a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc./Septoria stemmatea sensu Sacc.a leaf-spot fungusepiphyllous, gregarious, minutepycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrystem (9)epiphyllous, gregarious, minute pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on stem
twig (dead, locally pale) dead, locally pale twig is decayed by embedded, then erumpent apothecium Coccomyces leptideus an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Coccomyces leptideus (Fr.) B. Eriksson, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces leptideus/Coccomyces leptideusan ascomyceteembedded, then erumpentapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydead, locally paletwig embedded, then erumpent apothecium is saprobic on dead, locally pale twig
twig (dead, locally pale) dead, locally pale twig is decayed by immersed coelomycetous anamorph Coccomyces leptideus an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Coccomyces leptideus (Fr.) B. Eriksson, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces leptideus/Coccomyces leptideusan ascomyceteimmersedcoelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydead, locally paletwig immersed coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, locally pale twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent stroma Gibbera vaccinii an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Gibbera vaccinii/Gibbera vacciniian ascomyceteerumpentstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydeadtwig erumpent stroma is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dry, dead, blackening) dry, dead, blackening twig is decayed by amphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromatic pycnidium of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phacidium vaccinii an ascomycete Helotiales: Phacidiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Phacidiaceae/Phacidium vaccinii/Phacidium vacciniian ascomyceteamphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromaticpycnidiumCeuthospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrydry, dead, blackeningtwig amphigenous, immersed, erumpent, stromatic pycnidium of Ceuthospora coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dry, dead, blackening twig
twig (live, locally pale) live, locally pale twig is parasitised by embedded, then erumpent apothecium Coccomyces leptideus an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Coccomyces leptideus (Fr.) B. Eriksson, Minter, D.W., 1996
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces leptideus/Coccomyces leptideusan ascomyceteembedded, then erumpentapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylive, locally paletwig embedded, then erumpent apothecium parasitises live, locally pale twig
twig (locally bleached) locally bleached twig is foodplant of apothecium Lophodermium melaleucum an ascomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Lophodermium melaleucum/Lophodermium melaleucuman ascomyceteapothecium Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Vaccinium vitis-idaea/Vaccinium vitis-idaeacowberrylocally bleachedtwig apothecium feeds on locally bleached twig

Author & YearTitleSource
Breitenbach J., & Kränzlin F., 1986Non-gilled FungiFungi of Switzerland, Vol 2, 412pp, Mykologia, Lucerne
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
Hansen, L & Knudsen, H, 2000Nordic Macromycetes, Vol 1 (Ascomycetes)Nordic Macromycetes, 1, 309pp, Nordsvamp, Copenhagen
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Ing, B., 1998Exobasidium in the British IslesMycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
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
MacKinlay, L. & McIntosh, J., 2010Phytophthora ramorum and P. kernoviae in ScotlandBSBI News No. 113: 11-12.
Minter, D.W., 1996Coccomyces leptideus (Fr.) B. ErikssonI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1291.
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Mulenko, W. & Woodward, S., 1996Plant parasitic hyphomycetes new to Britain (NBR 226-228)Mycologist Vol 10 (2): 69-72.
Rice, A.V. & Currah, R.S., 2001Physiological and morphological variations in Oidiodendron maiusMycotaxon 79: 383-396.
Schlenzig, A., 2005First report of Phytophthora inflata on nursery plants of Rhododendron spp., Gaultheria shalon and Vaccinium vitis-idaea in ScotlandNew Disease Reports Vol 11.
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesVaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)
GenusVaccinium (bilberries and cranberries)
FamilyERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
OrderERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
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 Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry)

Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry):

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