Arctostaphylos Adans.
(bearberries)

Interactions where Arctostaphylos 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
leaf (dead) dead leaf is parasitised by epiphyllous, subepidermal, opening by slit or by 4 to 5 teeth apothecium Coccomyces arctostaphyli a discomycete Rhytismatales: Rhytismataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Rhytismatales/Rhytismataceae/Coccomyces arctostaphyli/Coccomyces arctostaphylia discomyceteepiphyllous, subepidermal, opening by slit or by 4 to 5 teethapothecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos/Arctostaphylosbearberriesdeadleaf epiphyllous, subepidermal, opening by slit or by 4 to 5 teeth apothecium parasitises dead leaf
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody QuestionableMinor Hydnellum caeruleum Blue Tooth Thelephorales: Bankeraceae 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/Thelephorales/Bankeraceae/Hydnellum caeruleum/Hydnellum caeruleumblue toothfruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertain /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos/ArctostaphylosbearberriesliverootMinor fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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

Arctostaphylos (bearberries) 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
Arctostaphylos alpinus
Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry
Species 4 trophisms 1 references
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry
Species 18 trophisms 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusArctostaphylos (bearberries)
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 Arctostaphylos (bearberries)

Arctostaphylos (bearberries) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arctostaphylos (bearberries):

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