Arctostaphylos alpinus (L.) Spreng.
(Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry)

Interactions where Arctostaphylos alpinus 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
bud-scale bud-scale is decayed by superficial, scattered pseudothecium UK/Ireland Protoventuria major an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Protoventuria major/Protoventuria majoran ascomycetesuperficial, scatteredpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos alpinus/Arctostaphylos alpinusmountain bearberry, alpine bearberrybud-scale superficial, scattered pseudothecium is saprobic on bud-scale
leaf leaf is decayed by superficial, scattered pseudothecium UK/Ireland Protoventuria alpina an ascomycete Venturiales: Venturiaceae Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Protoventuria alpina/Protoventuria alpinaan ascomycetesuperficial, scatteredpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos alpinus/Arctostaphylos alpinusmountain bearberry, alpine bearberryleaf superficial, scattered pseudothecium is saprobic on leaf
leaf (dead, attached) dead, attached leaf is decayed by gregarious, immersed apothecium UK/Ireland Chaetonaevia nannfeldtii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Chaetonaevia nannfeldtii/Chaetonaevia nannfeldtiia discomycetegregarious, immersedapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos alpinus/Arctostaphylos alpinusmountain bearberry, alpine bearberrydead, attachedleaf gregarious, immersed apothecium is saprobic on dead, attached leaf
leaf (faded) faded leaf is decayed by gregarious, immersed apothecium UK/Ireland Chaetonaevia nannfeldtii a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine Plants, Dennis, R.W.G., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Chaetonaevia nannfeldtii/Chaetonaevia nannfeldtiia discomycetegregarious, immersedapothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ericales/Ericaceae/Arctostaphylos alpinus/Arctostaphylos alpinusmountain bearberry, alpine bearberryfadedleaf gregarious, immersed apothecium is saprobic on faded leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1997Some Microfungi on Scottish Alpine PlantsKew Bulletin Vol 52 (2): 451-458.

Arctostaphylos alpinus (Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArctostaphylos alpinus (Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry)
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 alpinus (Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry)

Arctostaphylos alpinus (Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource

Mycorrhiza

Taylor, A.S. & Alexander, I. 2005 The ectomycorrhizal symbiosis: life in the real world Mycologist Vol 19 (3): 102-112.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Arctostaphylos alpinus (Mountain Bearberry, Alpine Bearberry):

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