Andromeda polifolia L.
(Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary)

Interactions where Andromeda polifolia 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 be infected and damaged by			Armillaria	honey fungi	Agaricales: Physalacriaceae	British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/	Armillaria	honey fungi					Foodplant / pathogen			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary								infects and damages
leaf		leaf is galled by			Cecidophyopsis ruebsaameni	a mite	Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Cecidophyopsis ruebsaameni/	Cecidophyopsis ruebsaameni	a mite					Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary			leaf					causes gall of leaf
leaf (dead)		dead leaf is decayed by stromatic, clustered apothecium			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, clustered		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		dead	leaf		Major		(5-7(8)	stromatic, clustered apothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (dead)		dead leaf is decayed by stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		dead	leaf		Major		(7-8(9)	stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on dead leaf
leaf (live, enlarged, reddened)		live, enlarged, reddened leaf is galled by fruitbody			Exobasidium karstenii	a redleaf fungus	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 karstenii/	Exobasidium karstenii	a redleaf fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live, enlarged, reddened	leaf		Sole			fruitbody causes gall of live, enlarged, reddened leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live	leaf		Major		(7-8(9)	stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by stromatic, clustered apothecium			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, clustered		apothecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live	leaf		Major		(5-7(8)	stromatic, clustered apothecium parasitises live leaf
shoot (live)		live shoot is galled by fruitbody			Exobasidium karstenii	a redleaf fungus	Exobasidiales: Exobasidiaceae	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 karstenii/	Exobasidium karstenii	a redleaf fungus				fruitbody	Foodplant / gall		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live	shoot		Sole			fruitbody causes gall of live shoot
stem (dead)		dead stem is decayed by stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		dead	stem		Major		(7-8(9)	stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead)		dead stem is decayed by stromatic, clustered apothecium			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, clustered		apothecium	Foodplant / saprobe		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		dead	stem		Major		(5-7(8)	stromatic, clustered apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, immersed		pycnidial anamorph	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live	stem		Major		(7-8(9)	stromatic, immersed pycnidial anamorph parasitises live stem
stem (live)		live stem is parasitised by stromatic, clustered apothecium			Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot	Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr., Minter, D.W., 1996	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Rhytisma andromedae/	Rhytisma andromedae	a tar-spot		stromatic, clustered		apothecium	Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Andromeda polifolia/	Andromeda polifolia	bog rosemary, bog-rosemary		live	stem		Major		(5-7(8)	stromatic, clustered apothecium parasitises live stem

Author & Year	Title	Source
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1998	Exobasidium in the British Isles	Mycologist Vol 12 (2): 80-82.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Minter, D.W., 1996	Rhytisma andromedae (Pers.) Fr.	I.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1295.
Moore, W.C., 1959	British Parasitic Fungi	430pp, Cambridge University Press
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls	95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

ERICACEAE
(heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)

EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Woody plants
(subshrubs)

Broadleaved shrubs
(broadleaved shrubs)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary)
Family	ERICACEAE (heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)
Order	ERICALES (heaths, heathers, azaleas, primroses, loosestrifes and balsams)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary)

Identification Works

Handling & Magnification	Author	Year	Title	Source
	Jacquemart, A.-L.	1998	No. 200: Andromeda polifolia	Biological Flora of the British Isles J. Ecology 86: 527-541.

Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary):

ERICACEAE
(heaths, heathers, rhododendrons, azaleas & wintergeeens)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Endomycorrhizal trees and shrubs
(endomycorrhizal or endotrophic mycorrhizal trees and shrubs)

Broadleaved trees and shrubs
(broadleaved trees and shrubs)

Xylophytes
(broadleaved trees, shrubs and woody climbers)

Endomycorrhizal plants
(plants that form endomycorrhiza)

Trees and shrubs
(trees and shrubs, including conifers)

Trees, shrubs, woody and climbing plants
(trees, shrubs, subshrubs and climbers, including conifers)

BioImages

BioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 3 images of Andromeda polifolia (Bog Rosemary, Bog-rosemary)

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