Tea Leaved Willow

Foodplant / gall
larva of Euura mucronata causes gall of live bud and bud-peduncle of Salix phylicifolia

In Great Britain and/or Ireland:
Foodplant / mycorrhiza / ectomycorrhiza
fruitbody of Lactarius luridus is ectomycorrhizal with live root of Salix phylicifolia
Remarks: Other: uncertain

Foodplant / parasite
mostly hypophyllous, subepidermal telium of Melampsora epitea parasitises live leaf of Salix phylicifolia

Foodplant / gall
larva of Pontania arcticornis causes gall of leaf (midrib underside) of Salix phylicifolia

Foodplant / gall
larva of Pontania dolichura causes gall of leaf (upperside) of Salix phylicifolia
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / gall
larva of Pontania pustulator causes gall of leaf of Salix phylicifolia

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Pristiphora confusa grazes on leaf of Salix phylicifolia
Other: major host/prey

Foodplant / open feeder
larva of Pristiphora staudingeri grazes on leaf of Salix phylicifolia

Foodplant / parasite
Uncinula adunca var. adunca parasitises Salix phylicifolia

Salix phylicifolia, the tea-leaved willow, is a species of willow native to Northern Europe including Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Scandinavia, Finland, Russia, and Western Siberia. It was the first bush found on the new volcanic island of Surtsey near Iceland.