Robinia pseudoacacia L.
(False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree)

Interactions where Robinia pseudoacacia 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 associate of adult Foreign Bruchidius varius 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 varius/Bruchidius variusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust tree (late 7-early 10, late 4)5-6)adult is associated with
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe pseudacaciae False Acacia Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe pseudacaciae/Erysiphe pseudacaciaefalse acacia mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust tree parasitises
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/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust tree infects and damages
branch (lesion or knot hole) branch (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Agrocybe cylindracea Poplar Fieldcap Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch (lesion or knot hole)Minor fruitbody parasitises branch (lesion or knot hole)
branch branch is decayed by immersed, plurilocular stroma of Cytosporina coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Cytosporina ludibunda p.p. (Robinia form) a coelomycete British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Cytosporina ludibunda p.p. (Robinia form)/Cytosporina ludibunda p.p. (Robinia form)a coelomyceteimmersed, plurilocularstromaCytosporina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch immersed, plurilocular stroma of Cytosporina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on branch
branch branch is foodplant of gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis oncostoma a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis oncostoma/Phomopsis oncostomaa coelomycetegregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and burstingpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch (1-7)gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch
branch branch is foodplant of crowded or solitary, embedded in rows, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis petiolorum a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis petiolorum/Phomopsis petioloruma coelomycetecrowded or solitary, embedded in rows, then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch crowded or solitary, embedded in rows, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on branch
branch branch is parasitised by haustorium UK/Ireland Viscum album Mistletoe Santalales: Santalaceae Mistletoe - distribution, biology and the National Survey, Briggs, J., 1995
/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Santalales/Santalaceae/Viscum album/Viscum albummistletoehaustorium Foodplant / hemiparasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treebranch haustorium is hemiparasitic on branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Camarosporidiella elongata an ascomycete Pleosporales: Camarosporidiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Camarosporidiellaceae/Camarosporidiella elongata/Camarosporidiella elongataan ascomyceteimmersedpycnidiumCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadbranch immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium Camarosporidiella elongata an ascomycete Pleosporales: Camarosporidiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Camarosporidiellaceae/Camarosporidiella elongata/Camarosporidiella elongataan ascomyceteclustered or linear, subiculatepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadbranch clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium is saprobic on dead branch
branch (dead) dead branch is decayed by stromatic perithecium Nectria pallidula a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pallidula/Nectria pallidulaa pyrenomycetestromaticperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadbranch (8-1)stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead branch
leaf margin (rolled) rolled leaf margin is galled by larva UK/Ireland Obolodiplosis robiniae Locust Gall Midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Obolodiplosis robiniae/Obolodiplosis robiniaelocust gall midgelarva Foodplant / gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treerolledleaf margin larva causes gall of rolled leaf margin
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Euura tibialis a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Euura tibialis/Euura tibialisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treeleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live, fading) live, fading leaf is spotted by amphigenous, numerous, very small, scattered, immersed, pallid acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phloeospora robiniae a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Phloeospora robiniae/Phloeospora robiniaea coelomyceteamphigenous, numerous, very small, scattered, immersed, pallidacervulusPhloeospora coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelive, fadingleaf (autumn)amphigenous, numerous, very small, scattered, immersed, pallid acervulus of Phloeospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live, fading leaf
leaf (mosiaced, deformed) mosiaced, deformed leaf may be infected and damaged by Robinia Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Robinia Mosaic virus/Robinia Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treemosiaced, deformedleaf infects and damages mosiaced, deformed leaf
petiole petiole is foodplant of gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis oncostoma a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis oncostoma/Phomopsis oncostomaa coelomycetegregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and burstingpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treepetiole (1-7)gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on petiole
pod wall pod wall may contain larva Questionable Bruchidius cisti 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 cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust tree?pod wall larva feeds within pod wall
root (dead) dead root is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadrootMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead root
root (live) live root is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treeliverootMinor fruitbody parasitises live root
seed seed may contain larva Questionable Bruchidius cisti 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 cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust tree?seed larva feeds within seed
stump (large) (dead, white-rotted) dead, white-rotted stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedead, white-rottedstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead, white-rotted stump (large)
stump (large) (dead) dead stump (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadstump (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump (large)
stump (dead) dead stump is decayed by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadstumpMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stump
stump (live) live stump is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Ganoderma lucidum Lacquered Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma lucidum/Ganoderma lucidumlacquered bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivestumpMinor fruitbody parasitises live stump
trunk (base) trunk (base) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treetrunk (base) fruitbody infects and damages trunk (base)
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is parasitised by fruitbody Minor Vanderbylia fraxinea a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporaceae/Vanderbylia fraxinea/Vanderbylia fraxineaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivetrunk (base)Minor fruitbody parasitises live trunk (base)
trunk (base) (live) live trunk (base) is decayed by fruitbody Minor Vanderbylia fraxinea a bracket fungus Polyporales: Polyporaceae 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/Polyporaceae/Vanderbylia fraxinea/Vanderbylia fraxineaa bracket fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivetrunk (base)Minor fruitbody is saprobic on live trunk (base)
trunk (large) (dead) dead trunk (large) is decayed by fruitbody Meripilus giganteus Giant Polypore Polyporales: Meripilaceae 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/Meripilaceae/Meripilus giganteus/Meripilus giganteusgiant polyporefruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtrunk (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk (large)
trunk (large) (live) live trunk (large) may be infected and damaged by fruitbody Rigidoporus ulmarius Elm Butt Rot - causative organism, Giant Elm Bracket Polyporales: Meripilaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Profiles of Fungi No. 29: Rigidoporus ulmarius (Sow.:Fr.) Imazeki, Pegler, D.N., 1990
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Polyporales/Meripilaceae/Rigidoporus ulmarius/Rigidoporus ulmariuselm butt rot (causative organism), giant elm bracketfruitbody Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivetrunk (large) fruitbody infects and damages live trunk (large)
trunk (lesion or knot hole) trunk (lesion or knot hole) is parasitised by fruitbody UK/IrelandMinor Agrocybe cylindracea Poplar Fieldcap Agaricales: Strophariaceae 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/Strophariaceae/Agrocybe cylindracea/Agrocybe cylindraceapoplar fieldcapfruitbody Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treetrunk (lesion or knot hole)Minor fruitbody parasitises trunk (lesion or knot hole)
trunk (dead) dead trunk is decayed by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtrunk fruitbody is saprobic on dead trunk
trunk (live) live trunk is parasitised by fruitbody Ganoderma adspersum Southern Bracket Polyporales: Ganodermataceae 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/Ganodermataceae/Ganoderma adspersum/Ganoderma adspersumsouthern bracketfruitbody Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treelivetrunk fruitbody parasitises live trunk
twig twig is galled by Phytoplasma Phytoplasmas Acholeplasmatales: Acholeplasmataceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Firmicutes/Mollicutes/Acholeplasmatales/Acholeplasmataceae/Phytoplasma/PhytoplasmaPhytoplasmas Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treetwig causes gall of twig
twig twig is foodplant of gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis oncostoma a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis oncostoma/Phomopsis oncostomaa coelomycetegregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and burstingpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treetwig (1-7)gregarious to linearly arranged, covered, then raising and bursting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph feeds on twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Camarosporidiella elongata an ascomycete Pleosporales: Camarosporidiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Camarosporidiellaceae/Camarosporidiella elongata/Camarosporidiella elongataan ascomyceteimmersedpycnidiumCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig immersed pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium Camarosporidiella elongata an ascomycete Pleosporales: Camarosporidiellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Camarosporidiellaceae/Camarosporidiella elongata/Camarosporidiella elongataan ascomyceteclustered or linear, subiculatepseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig clustered or linear, subiculate pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed in bark stroma Aglaospora profusa an ascomycete Pleosporales: Massariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massariaceae/Aglaospora profusa/Aglaospora profusaan ascomyceteimmersed in barkstroma Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig (10-1)immersed in bark stroma is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed in bark, in clusters of 2-5, stromatic pseudothecium Aglaospora profusa an ascomycete Pleosporales: Massariaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Massariaceae/Aglaospora profusa/Aglaospora profusaan ascomyceteimmersed in bark, in clusters of 2-5, stromaticpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig (10-1)immersed in bark, in clusters of 2-5, stromatic pseudothecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by erumpent conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe oncostoma a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe oncostoma/Diaporthe oncostomaa pyrenomyceteerumpentconidiomaPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig erumpent conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by immersed, in small groups perithecium Diaporthe oncostoma a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe oncostoma/Diaporthe oncostomaa pyrenomyceteimmersed, in small groupsperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig (12-2)immersed, in small groups perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
twig (dead) dead twig is decayed by stromatic perithecium Nectria pallidula a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pallidula/Nectria pallidulaa pyrenomycetestromaticperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadtwig (8-1)stromatic perithecium is saprobic on dead twig
wood wood is decayed by sometimes effuse Gliocladium anamorph Gliocladium roseum an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Hypocreaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Hypocreaceae/Gliocladium roseum/Gliocladium roseuman anamorphic fungussometimes effuseGliocladium anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treewood sometimes effuse Gliocladium anamorph is saprobic on wood
wood (dead) dead wood is decayed by pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Camarosporium robiniae a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Camarosporium robiniae/Camarosporium robiniaea coelomycetepycnidiumCamarosporium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Robinia pseudoacacia/Robinia pseudoacaciafalse acacia, false-acacia, locust treedeadwood pycnidium of Camarosporium coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead wood

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Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesRobinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree)
GenusRobinia (false acacias)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
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 Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. False-acacia

Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 19 images of Robinia pseudoacacia (False Acacia, False-acacia, Locust Tree)
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