Picea pungens argentea
(a Colorado spruce)

Interactions where Picea pungens argentea 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
needle (dead) dead needle is decayed by superficial, clustered, hypophyllous pycnidium of Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii Rhizosphaera Needle Cast - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffiiRhizosphaera needle cast (causative organism)superficial, clustered, hypophyllouspycnidiumRhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea pungens argentea/Picea pungens argenteaa Colorado sprucedeadneedleMajor (late winter to early spring)superficial, clustered, hypophyllous pycnidium of Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead needle
needle (live, yellow mottled) live, yellow mottled needle may be infected and damaged by Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii Rhizosphaera Needle Cast - causative organism Venturiales: Venturiaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Venturiales/Venturiaceae/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffii/Rhizosphaera kalkhoffiiRhizosphaera needle cast (causative organism)Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Pinaceae/Picea pungens argentea/Picea pungens argenteaa Colorado sprucelive, yellow mottledneedleMajor (mid- to late summer)Rhizosphaera coelomycetous anamorph infects and damages live, yellow mottled needle

Author & YearTitleSource
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press

Picea pungens argentea (a Colorado spruce) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
VarietyPicea pungens argentea (a Colorado spruce)
SpeciesPicea pungens (Colorado Spruce)
GenusPicea (spruces)
FamilyPINACEAE (pines, firs, spruces, cedars, larches)
OrderPINALES (conifers)
ClassPINOPSIDA (conifers)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Picea pungens argentea (a Colorado spruce) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Picea pungens argentea (a Colorado spruce):

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