Cupressus macrocarpa Hartw. ex Gordon
(Monterey Cypress)

Interactions where Cupressus macrocarpa 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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey 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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypress nymph sucks sap of
is associate of fruitbody UK/Ireland Battarrea phalloides Sandy Stiltball, Sandy Stilt Puffball 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/Battarrea phalloides/Battarrea phalloidessandy stiltball, sandy stilt puffballfruitbody Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypress fruitbody is associated with
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypress infects and damages
is associate of epigeous fruitbody Rare Stephanospora caroticolor Carroty False Truffle Russulales: Stephanosporaceae 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Stephanospora caroticolor/Stephanospora caroticolorcarroty false truffleepigeousfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressRare epigeous fruitbody is associated with
is associate of fruitbody Major Geastrum floriforme Daisy 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 floriforme/Geastrum floriformedaisy earthstarfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressMajor fruitbody is associated with
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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypress fruitbody is associated with
bark bark of old living tree may have epiphytic resupinate fruitbody UK/Ireland Amylostereum laevigatum Yew Duster Russulales: Amylostereaceae 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/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum laevigatum/Amylostereum laevigatumyew dusterresupinatefruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressbarkold living tree resupinate fruitbody grows on bark of old living tree
bark (dead) dead bark may have epiphytic resupinate fruitbody UK/Ireland Amylostereum laevigatum Yew Duster Russulales: Amylostereaceae 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/Russulales/Amylostereaceae/Amylostereum laevigatum/Amylostereum laevigatumyew dusterresupinatefruitbody Plant / epiphyteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdeadbark resupinate fruitbody grows on dead bark
branch (small) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed branch (small) is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Litschauerella abietis a white-wash fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Litschauerella abietis/Litschauerella abietisa white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, fallen, decayedbranch (small) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed branch (small)
branch (cankered) cankered branch may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Seiridium cardinale Cypress Canker - causative organism Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Seiridium cardinale/Seiridium cardinalecypress canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypresscankeredbranchMajor infects and damages cankered branch
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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey 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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressfoliage feeds on foliage
foliage (live) live foliage has sap sucked by Major 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/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypresslivefoliageMajor (5-8)sucks sap of live foliage
needle (dead, decayed) dead, decayed needle of litter is decayed by fruitbody Lindtneria leucobryophila a resupinate fungus Russulales: Stephanosporaceae 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/Russulales/Stephanosporaceae/Lindtneria leucobryophila/Lindtneria leucobryophilaa resupinate fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, decayedneedlelitter fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed needle of litter
trunk (large) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Postia wakefieldiae a bracket fungus 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 wakefieldiae/Postia wakefieldiaea bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, fallen, decayedtrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed trunk (large)
trunk (cankered) cankered trunk may be infected and damaged by UK/IrelandMajor Seiridium cardinale Cypress Canker - causative organism Xylariales: Amphisphaeriaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Xylariales/Amphisphaeriaceae/Seiridium cardinale/Seiridium cardinalecypress canker (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypresscankeredtrunkMajor infects and damages cankered trunk
twigs (small) (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed twigs (small) is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Litschauerella abietis a white-wash fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Litschauerella abietis/Litschauerella abietisa white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, fallen, decayedtwigs (small) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed twigs (small)
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by Tubulicrinis regificus a white-wash fungus Hymenochaetales: Hymenochaetaceae 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/Hymenochaetales/Hymenochaetaceae/Tubulicrinis regificus/Tubulicrinis regificusa white-wash fungus Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, decayedwood is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, decayed) dead, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Major Subulicium lautum a resupinate basidiomycete Hymenochaetales 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/Hymenochaetales/Subulicium lautum/Subulicium lautuma resupinate basidiomycetefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, decayedwoodMajor fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed wood
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody Postia wakefieldiae a bracket fungus 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 wakefieldiae/Postia wakefieldiaea bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, fallen, decayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood
wood (dead, fallen, decayed) dead, fallen, decayed wood is decayed by fruitbody UK/Ireland Litschauerella abietis a white-wash fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae 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/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Litschauerella abietis/Litschauerella abietisa white-wash fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdead, fallen, decayedwood fruitbody is saprobic on dead, fallen, decayed wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by fruitbody Rare Marasmiellus candidus a 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 candidus/Marasmiellus candidusa parachutefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Pinopsida/Pinales/Cupressaceae/Cupressus macrocarpa/Cupressus macrocarpaMonterey cypressdeadwoodRare fruitbody is saprobic on dead wood

Author & YearTitleSource
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
Denton, J., 2011Megacoelum beckeri (Fieber) (Hem: Miridae) associated with Cypress TreesBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. Vol 24 (4): 216.
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
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
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.

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress)
GenusCupressus (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 Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress)

Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cupressus macrocarpa (Monterey Cypress):

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