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Magnoliopsida
Rosaceae Juss.
EOL Text
Trees, shrubs or herbs. Stipules present. Leaves alternate (in ours), opposite or whorled, simple or compound. Flowers actinomorphic, usually bisexual, perigynous or epigynous. Calyx lobes usually 5; epicalyx sometimes present (Alchemilla). Petals as many as calyx lobes, rarely 0 (Alchemilla). Stamens usually numerous. Carpels 1-many, free or connate; ovules usually 2, rarely 1 or several. Fruit an achene, drupe, follicle or pome, very rarely a capsule.
Foodplant / miner
solitary larva of Agromyza potentillae mines leaf of Rosaceae
Foodplant / miner
larva of Agromyza sulfuriceps mines leaf of Rosaceae
Plant / epiphyte
fruitbody of Aleurodiscus aurantius grows on Rosaceae
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Allantus cinctus grazes on live leaf of Rosaceae
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Anthonomus rubi feeds on Rosaceae
Other: minor host/prey
Plant / associate
fruitbody of Entoloma niphoides is associated with Rosaceae
Remarks: season: usually spring
Foodplant / parasite
fruitbody of Entoloma saepium parasitises live root of Rosaceae
Remarks: season: spring & summer
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Glaphyra umbellatarum feeds within dead wood of Rosaceae
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
larva of Gnorimus nobilis feeds on Rosaceae
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Gracilia minuta feeds within dead, dry wood (twig) of Rosaceae
Foodplant / gall
hypophyllous aecium of Gymnosporangium clavariiforme causes gall of live leaf of Rosaceae
Remarks: season: 7-9+
Foodplant / open feeder
imago of Lucanus cervus grazes on fruit of Rosaceae
In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / miner
larva of Magdalis barbicornis mines below cambium of dead twig of Rosaceae
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Magdalis cerasi feeds within dead twig, small branch of Rosaceae
Foodplant / feeds on
Magdalis ruficornis feeds on dead twig of Rosaceae
Plant / resting place / on
adult of Orsodacne humeralis may be found on flower of Rosaceae
Remarks: season: 3-6
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Phytobia carbonaria feeds within twig (cambium) of Rosaceae
Other: sole host/prey
Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Priophorus pallipes grazes on leaf of Rosaceae
Plant / associate
imago of Rhynchites caeruleus is associated with trees and shrubs of Rosaceae
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Rhynchites germanicus feeds within Rosaceae
Foodplant / internal feeder
larva of Tetrops praeustus feeds within moribund branch of Rosaceae
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / feeds on
Thrips fuscipennis feeds on live leaf of Rosaceae
Plant / resting place / within
larva of Thrips major may be found in live flower of Rosaceae
Remarks: season: 5-9
Other: major host/prey
Foodplant / saprobe
apothecium of Vibrissea leptospora is saprobic on damp, dead twig of Rosaceae
Remarks: season: 3-9
Other: minor host/prey
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Species:1687
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