Arctium L.
(burdocks)

Interactions where Arctium is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
achenes achenes is foodplant of larva Tephritis bardanae Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis bardanae/Tephritis bardanaeburdock flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksachenes larva feeds on achenes
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Tephritis bardanae Burdock Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis bardanae/Tephritis bardanaeburdock flylarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdockscapitulum larva causes gall of capitulum
stem (large) (dead) dead stem (large) is decayed by fruitbody Lachnella alboviolascens a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Niaceae 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/Niaceae/Lachnella alboviolascens/Lachnella alboviolascensa cyphelloid fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (large) fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem (large)
stem stem may contain larva Ceratapion onopordi a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Ceratapion (Acanephodus) onopordi/Ceratapion (Acanephodus) onopordia seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksstem larva feeds within stem
stem (dead, blackened) dead, blackened stem is decayed by immersed perithecium Major Diaporthe arctii a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe arctii/Diaporthe arctiia pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdead, blackenedstemMajor (7-11)immersed perithecium is saprobic on dead, blackened stem
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody Lachnella villosa a cyphelloid fungus Agaricales: Niaceae 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/Niaceae/Lachnella villosa/Lachnella villosaa cyphelloid fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdead, decayedstem fruitbody is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by usually immersed pseudothecium Lophiostoma vagabundum an ascomycete Pleosporales: Lophiostomataceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Lophiostomataceae/Lophiostoma vagabundum/Lophiostoma vagabunduman ascomyceteusually immersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (1-12)usually immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed pseudothecium Ophiobolus acuminatus an ascomycete Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Ophiobolus acuminatus/Ophiobolus acuminatusan ascomyceteimmersedpseudothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (3-6)immersed pseudothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Pyrenopeziza inornata a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza inornata/Pyrenopeziza inornataa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (4-11)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Crocicreas cyathoideum var cyathoideum a discomycete Helotiales: Helotiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Helotiaceae/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. cyathoideum/Crocicreas cyathoideum var. cyathoideuma discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (3-10)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by stalked apothecium Brunnipila clandestina a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Brunnipila clandestina/Brunnipila clandestinaa discomycetestalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (4-8)stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile or subsessile apothecium Calycellina chlorinella a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycellina chlorinella/Calycellina chlorinellaa discomycetesessile or subsessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (10-11)sessile or subsessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium Calycina herbarum a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Calycina herbarum/Calycina herbaruma discomycetegregarious, shortly stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (9-12)gregarious, shortly stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Discocistella grevillei a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Discocistella grevillei/Discocistella grevilleia discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (4-8)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by short-stalked apothecium Pezizella discreta a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Pezizella discreta/Pezizella discretaa discomyceteshort-stalkedapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (10-11)short-stalked apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by apothecium Unguiculella hamulata a discomycete Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Hyaloscyphaceae/Unguiculella hamulata/Unguiculella hamulataa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (5-9)apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Belonidium mollissimum a discomycete Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Belonidium mollissimum/Belonidium mollissimuma discomycetesessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (4-7)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium Belonidium sulphureum Yellow Mascara Disco Helotiales: Lachnaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Lachnaceae/Belonidium sulphureum/Belonidium sulphureumyellow mascara discosessileapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (8-10)sessile apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Dactylosporium dematiaceous anamorph Minor Dactylosporium macropus a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Orbiliales: Orbiliaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Orbiliomycetes/Orbiliales/Orbiliaceae/Dactylosporium macropus/Dactylosporium macropusa dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyDactylosporium dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/ArctiumburdocksdeadstemMinor effuse colony of Dactylosporium dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Cylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Cylindrotrichum oligospermum a dematiaceous hyphomycete Chaetosphaeriales: Chaetosphaeriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Chaetosphaeriales/Chaetosphaeriaceae/Cylindrotrichum oligospermum/Cylindrotrichum oligospermuma dematiaceous hyphomyceteeffusecolonyCylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (4-9)effuse colony of Cylindrotrichum dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial perithecium Nectria pseudopeziza a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria pseudopeziza/Nectria pseudopezizaa pyrenomycetesuperficialperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (9-4)superficial perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Volutella anamorph Volutella ciliata an anamorphic fungus Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Volutella ciliata/Volutella ciliataan anamorphic funguscolonyVolutella anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksdeadstem (10-4)colony of Volutella anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Minor Exidia nucleata Crystal Brain Auriculariales: Auriculariaceae 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/Auriculariales/Auriculariaceae/Exidia nucleata/Exidia nucleatacrystal brainfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/ArctiumburdocksdeadstemMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem
stem (old, dead) old, dead stem is decayed by apothecium Pyrenopeziza depressuloides a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza depressuloides/Pyrenopeziza depressuloidesa discomyceteapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Arctium/Arctiumburdocksold, deadstem (9)apothecium is saprobic on old, dead stem

Arctium (burdocks) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Arctium lappa
Greater Burdock
Species 29 trophisms
Arctium minus
Lesser Burdock
Species 2 subtaxa 31 trophisms
Arctium nemorosum
Wood Burdock
Species 4 trophisms
Arctium tomentosum
Woolly Burdock
Species 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusArctium (burdocks)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Arctium (burdocks)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon Arctium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Duistermaat, H. 1996 Monograph of Arctium L. (Asteraceae). Supplement 3
Rand, M. 2009 Hampshire Flora Group: Asteraceae workshop.

Arctium (burdocks) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arctium (burdocks):

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