Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (A. Murray bis) Parl.
(Lawson’s Cypress)

Interactions where Chamaecyparis lawsoniana 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 UK/Ireland Megacoelum beckeri a capsid bug Hemiptera: Miridae Megacoelum beckeri (Fieber) (Hem: Miridae) associated with Cypress Trees, Denton, J., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Megacoelum beckeri/Megacoelum beckeria capsid bugadult Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypress adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph UK/Ireland Megacoelum beckeri a capsid bug Hemiptera: Miridae Megacoelum beckeri (Fieber) (Hem: Miridae) associated with Cypress Trees, Denton, J., 2011
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Megacoelum beckeri/Megacoelum beckeria capsid bugnymph Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypress nymph sucks sap of
may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandQuestionableRare Phytophthora austrocedri a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora austrocedrae emerges as a serious threat to juniper (Juniperus communis) in Britain, Green, S., Elliot, M., Armstrong, A. & Hendry, S.J., 2015
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora austrocedri/Phytophthora austrocedria blight Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypress?Rare infects and damages
is associate of fruitbody Geastrum pectinatum Beaked Earthstar Geastrales: Geastraceae 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/Geastrales/Geastraceae/Geastrum pectinatum/Geastrum pectinatumbeaked earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypress fruitbody is associated with
(dead) dead debris is decayed by fruitbody Hemimycena lactea Milky Bonnet Agaricales: Mycenaceae 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/Agaricales/Mycenaceae/Hemimycena lactea/Hemimycena lacteamilky bonnetfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdeaddebris fruitbody is saprobic on dead debris
(live) live is parasitised by bracket Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliveMajor bracket parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by dominant Ptychogaster anamorph Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliveMajor dominant Ptychogaster anamorph parasitises live
brash (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed brash is decayed by fruitbody Major Marasmiellus ramealis Twig Parachute Agaricales: Omphalotaceae 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/Agaricales/Omphalotaceae/Marasmiellus ramealis/Marasmiellus ramealistwig parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, fallen, decayedbrashMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed brash
cone cone is foodplant of Foreign Trisetacus chamaecypari a gall mite Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus chamaecypari/Trisetacus chamaecyparia gall mite Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypresscone feeds on cone
foliage foliage is foodplant of Foreign Trisetacus chamaecypari a gall mite Trombidiformes: Phytoptidae Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this mite, Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Phytoptidae/Trisetacus chamaecypari/Trisetacus chamaecyparia gall mite Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressfoliage feeds on foliage
foliage (live) live foliage has sap sucked by Cinara cupressi Cypress Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressi/Cinara (Cupressobium) cupressicypress aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypresslivefoliage (5-8)sucks sap of live foliage
leaf (dead, decayed) dead, decayed leaf of litter is decayed by fruitbody Minor Leucoagaricus marriageae a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae 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/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Leucoagaricus marriageae/Leucoagaricus marriageaea dapperlingfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedleaflitterMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed leaf of litter
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by thyriothecium UK/Ireland Morenoina chamaecyparidis a fly speck fungus Asterinales: Asterinaceae The genus Morenoina in Britain, Ellis, J.P., 1980
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Asterinales/Asterinaceae/Morenoina chamaecyparidis/Morenoina chamaecyparidisa fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdeadleaf (5)thyriothecium is saprobic on dead leaf
needle (brown) brown needle may be infected and damaged by Phytophthora lateralis a blight Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pest Risk Analysis For Phytophthora lateralis, Anon., 2006
Phytophthora diseases of trees, Anon., 2008
Phytophthora lateralis, an often fatal disease of Lawson’s cypress, Beales, P., 2011
Phytophthora lateralis, Hall, G., 1991
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora lateralis/Phytophthora lateralisa blight Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressbrownneedle infects and damages brown needle
root (live) live root is ectomycorrhizal host of fruitbody UK/IrelandQuestionableMajor Amanita inopinata Surprise Amanita Agaricales: Amanitaceae 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/Agaricales/Amanitaceae/Amanita inopinata/Amanita inopinatasurprise amanitafruitbody Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhizaRelationship uncertainUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressliverootMajor fruitbody is ectomycorrhizal with live root
root (necrotic) necrotic root may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Phytophthora cinnamomi a blight (a cause of Ink Disease) Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Phytophthora Pathogens of Trees: Their Rising Profile in Europe, Brasier, C., 1999
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora cinnamomi/Phytophthora cinnamomia blight (a cause of Ink Disease) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressnecroticrootMajor infects and damages necrotic root
stump (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stump is decayed by bracket Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedstumpMajor bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed stump
stump (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stump is decayed by dominant Ptychogaster anamorph Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedstumpMajor dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed stump
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by bracket Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketbracket Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedwoodMajor bracket is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by dominant Ptychogaster anamorph Major Postia ptychogaster Powderpuff Bracket Polyporales: Fomitopsidaceae 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/Polyporales/Fomitopsidaceae/Postia ptychogaster/Postia ptychogasterpowderpuff bracketdominantPtychogaster anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Chamaecyparis lawsoniana/Chamaecyparis lawsonianaLawson's cypressdead, decayedwoodMajor dominant Ptychogaster anamorph is saprobic on dead, decayed wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Anon., 2006Pest Risk Analysis For Phytophthora lateralisPRAs for consultation on pest risk management PRAs for consultation on pest risk management.
Anon., 2008Phytophthora diseases of treesPlant Clinic News May 08: 1.
Beales, P., 2011Phytophthora lateralis, an often fatal disease of Lawson’s cypress1.
Brasier, C., 1999Phytophthora Pathogens of Trees: Their Rising Profile in EuropeForestry Commission Information Notes, 30, 6pp, Forestry Commission
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Denton, J., 2011Megacoelum beckeri (Fieber) (Hem: Miridae) associated with Cypress TreesBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 216.
Ellis, J.P., 1980The genus Morenoina in BritainTBMS Vol 74 (2): 297-307.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Green, S., Elliot, M., Armstrong, A. & Hendry, S.J., 2015Phytophthora austrocedrae emerges as a serious threat to juniper (Juniperus communis) in BritainPlant Pathology Vol 64: 456-466.
Hall, G., 1991Phytophthora lateralisI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1065.
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
Ostojá-starzewski, J.C. & Halstead, A.J., 2006Trisetacus chamaecypari Smith (Acari: Phytoptdiae) damaging Leyland Cypress in Britain: a new host and country record for this miteBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 19: 201-205.

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesChamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress)
GenusChamaecyparis (a genus of cypresses)
FamilyCUPRESSACEAE (cypresses, junipers, redwoods, and red- and incense cedars)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress)

Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chamaecyparis lawsoniana (Lawson’s Cypress):

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