Spiraea L.
(brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)

Interactions where Spiraea 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').

Filters:

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
bark bark is decayed by effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Trichocladium opacum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Sordariales: Chaetomiaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeabark effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on bark
leaf (live) live leaf may have adult Labidostomis tridentata a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Labidostomis tridentata/Labidostomis tridentataa leaf beetleadult Plant / resting place / on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraealiveleaf (5-7)adult may be found on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraealiveleaf sucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, punctiform, greyish white caespituli of Ramularia anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Ramularia spiraeae an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia spiraeae/Ramularia spiraeaean anamorphic fungushypophyllous, punctiform, greyish whitecaespituliRamularia anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraealiveleafMajor hypophyllous, punctiform, greyish white caespituli of Ramularia anamorph causes spots on live leaf
pollen pollen is foodplant of adult Bruchidius olivaceus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius olivaceus/Bruchidius olivaceusa seed beetleadult Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeapollen (6-9)adult feeds on pollen
shoot (live) live shoot has sap sucked by Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraealiveshoot sucks sap of live shoot
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Parthenolecanium corni Brown Scale, Peach Scale, European Fruit Lecanium Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Parthenolecanium corni/Parthenolecanium cornibrown scale, peach scale, european fruit lecanium Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraealivestem sucks sap of live stem
wood wood is decayed by effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Trichocladium opacum a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Sordariales: Chaetomiaceae Trichocladium opacum, Kirk, P.M., 1994
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Sordariales/Chaetomiaceae/Trichocladium opacum/Trichocladium opacuma dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTrichocladium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Spiraea/Spiraeabrideworts and steeple bushes, spiraeawood effuse colony of Trichocladium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on wood

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Kirk, P.M., 1994Trichocladium opacumI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1202.

Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea) 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
Spiraea cantoniensis x trilobata = S. x vanhouttei
Van Houtte’s spiraea
Species hybrid 4 trophisms
Spiraea chamaedryfolia
Elm-leaved Spiraea
Species 1 trophisms
Spiraea douglasii
Steeplebush
Species 1 trophisms
Spiraea hypericifolia
a bridewort
Species 3 trophisms
Spiraea japonica
Japanese Spiraea
Species 1 trophisms
Spiraea lindleyana
a bridewort
Species 1 trophisms
Spiraea media
Russian Spiraea
Species 1 trophisms
Spiraea salicifolia
Bridewort
Species 6 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusSpiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Silverside, A.J. Spiraea, taxa with elongated terminal panicle only Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 11 images of Spiraea (brideworts and steeple bushes, spiraea)
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