Allium L.
(leeks, onions, garlics)

Interactions where Allium 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
is decayed by Fusariella dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Fusariella atrovirens a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Fusariella atrovirens/Fusariella atrovirensa dematiaceous anamorphic fungusFusariella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlics Fusariella dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on
may be infected and damaged by Foreign Iris Yellow Spot virus IYSV Iris yellow spot virus of Lisianthus, Anon., 2007
 /Iris Yellow Spot virus/Iris Yellow Spot virusIYSV Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlics infects and damages
(dead) dead is decayed by Sirexcipula coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Sirexcipula kabatiana a coelomycete Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sirexcipula kabatiana/Sirexcipula kabatianaa coelomyceteSirexcipula coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsdead Sirexcipula coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead
bulb base (white mycelial-coated) white mycelial-coated bulb base may be infected and damaged by numerous sclerotium Stromatinia cepivora Onion White Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia cepivora/Stromatinia cepivoraonion white rot (causative organism)numeroussclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicswhite mycelial-coatedbulb base numerous sclerotium infects and damages white mycelial-coated bulb base
bulb bulb may house puparium Restricted Phytomyza gymnostoma Allium Leaf-miner Diptera: Agromyzidae DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35, CSL
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza gymnostoma/Phytomyza gymnostomaAllium leaf-minerpuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsbulbSole puparium may be found in bulb
leaf (base) (live) live leaf (base) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Botrytis aclada Onion Neck Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botrytis aclada/Botrytis acladaonion neck rot (causative organism)colonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsliveleaf (base) colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live leaf (base)
leaf (esp. towards tip) (live, white-flecked) live, white-flecked leaf (esp. towards tip) may be infected and damaged by colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph Minor Botryotinia squamosa Onion Leaf Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Botryotinia squamosa/Botryotinia squamosaonion leaf rot - causative organismcolonyBotrytis dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicslive, white-fleckedleaf (esp. towards tip)Minor colony of Botrytis dematiaceous anamorph infects and damages live, white-flecked leaf (esp. towards tip)
leaf (lower parts) leaf (lower parts) of young cultivated plants is mined by larva Rare Delia platura Bean Seed Fly Diptera: Anthomyiidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyiidae/Delia platura/Delia platurabean seed flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf (lower parts)young cultivated plantsRare larva mines leaf (lower parts) of young cultivated plants
leaf (tip) (live, yellowed) live, yellowed leaf (tip) may be infected and damaged by colony Rare Phytophthora porri Leek White Tip - causative organism Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Phytophthora porri/Phytophthora porrileek white tip (causative organism)colony Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicslive, yellowedleaf (tip)Rare (8-)10)colony infects and damages live, yellowed leaf (tip)
leaf base (shortly yellow streaked) shortly yellow streaked leaf base may be infected and damaged by Onion Yellow Dwarf virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Onion Yellow Dwarf virus/Onion Yellow Dwarf virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsshortly yellow streakedleaf base infects and damages shortly yellow streaked leaf base
leaf-base leaf-base may house puparium Restricted Phytomyza gymnostoma Allium Leaf-miner Diptera: Agromyzidae DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35, CSL
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza gymnostoma/Phytomyza gymnostomaAllium leaf-minerpuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf-baseSole puparium may be found in leaf-base
leaf-mine (end of) leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf-mine (end of) puparium may be found in leaf-mine (end of)
leaf leaf is mined by larva Scaptomyza pallida a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Scaptomyza pallida/Scaptomyza pallidaa fruit flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf (spring, summer)larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Phytomyza gymnostoma Allium Leaf-miner Diptera: Agromyzidae DEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35, CSL
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza gymnostoma/Phytomyza gymnostomaAllium leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may contain caterpillar Acrolepiopsis assectella Leek Moth Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Acrolepiopsis assectella/Acrolepiopsis assectellaleek mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsliveleaf caterpillar feeds within live leaf
leaf (yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted) yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted leaf may be infected and damaged by Onion Yellow Dwarf virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Onion Yellow Dwarf virus/Onion Yellow Dwarf virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsyellow, crinkled, flatened, twistedleaf infects and damages yellow, crinkled, flatened, twisted leaf
leaf (yellowed, wilting, died back) yellowed, wilting, died back leaf may be infected and damaged by Stromatinia cepivora Onion White Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia cepivora/Stromatinia cepivoraonion white rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicsyellowed, wilting, died backleaf infects and damages yellowed, wilting, died back leaf
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female UK/Ireland Hylaeus punctulatissimus Onion Yellow-face Bee Hymenoptera: Colletidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Colletidae/Hylaeus punctulatissimus/Hylaeus punctulatissimusonion yellow-face beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicspollen female provisions nest with pollen
root (white mycelial-coated) white mycelial-coated root may be infected and damaged by numerous sclerotium Stromatinia cepivora Onion White Rot - causative organism Helotiales: Sclerotiniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Sclerotiniaceae/Stromatinia cepivora/Stromatinia cepivoraonion white rot (causative organism)numeroussclerotium Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicswhite mycelial-coatedroot numerous sclerotium infects and damages white mycelial-coated root
stem (live) live stem may contain caterpillar Acrolepiopsis assectella Leek Moth Lepidoptera: Glyphipterigidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Lepidoptera/Glyphipterigidae/Acrolepiopsis assectella/Acrolepiopsis assectellaleek mothcaterpillar Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Amaryllidaceae/Allium/Alliumleeks, onions, garlicslivestem caterpillar feeds within live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
CSLDEFRA Plant Pest Notice - 35www.defra.gov.uk/planth/pestnote/allium-notice.pdf
Anon., 2007Iris yellow spot virus of LisianthusPlant Clinic News Oct 07: 2.
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Allium (leeks, onions, garlics) 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
Allium ampeloprasum
Wild Leek
Species 3 trophisms
Allium carinatum
Keeled Garlic
Species 1 references
Allium cepa
Onion
Species 1 subtaxa 47 trophisms
Allium cyaneum
Ornamental Onion
Species 2 trophisms
Allium fistulosum
Welsh Onion
Species 5 trophisms
Allium neapolitanum
Neapolitan Garlic
Species 1 trophisms
Allium oschaninii
Shallot
Species 12 trophisms
Allium paniculatum
Pale Garlic
Species 1 subtaxa 1 references
Allium paradoxum
Few-flowered Garlic
Species 1 references
Allium porrum
Leek
Species 27 trophisms
Allium roseum
Rosy Garlic
Species 1 references
Allium sativum
Garlic
Species 12 trophisms
Allium schoenoprasum
Chives
Species 16 trophisms
Allium scorodoprasum
Sand Leek
Species 4 trophisms
Allium triquetrum
Three-cornered Garlic
Species 2 trophisms 1 references
Allium ursinum
Ramsons
Species 18 trophisms
Allium vineale
Wild Onion, Crow Garlic
Species 7 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAllium (leeks, onions, garlics)
FamilyAMARYLLIDACEAE (daffodils and onions)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Allium (leeks, onions, garlics)

Allium (leeks, onions, garlics) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Allium (leeks, onions, garlics):

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