Brassica nigra (L.) W.D.J. Koch
(Black Mustard)

Interactions where Brassica nigra 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
(live) live is parasitised by colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Hyaloperonospora parasitica Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Hyaloperonospora parasitica/Hyaloperonospora parasiticabrassica downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardlive (1-4)colony of sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe cruciferarum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe cruciferarum/Erysiphe cruciferaruma powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardlive parasitises live
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo dominiquei a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo (Elinora) dominiquei/Tenthredo (Elinora) dominiqueia sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo flaveola a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo (Elinora) flaveola/Tenthredo (Elinora) flaveolaa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live, with nibbled holes) live, with nibbled holes leaf is grazed by adult Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardlive, with nibbled holesleaf (5-9)adult grazes on live, with nibbled holes leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardliveleaf (-early 9)larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercosporella anamorph Cercosporella brassicae an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercosporella brassicae/Cercosporella brassicaean anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyCercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardliveleaf amphigenous colony of Cercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph Foreign Mycosphaerella capsellae an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella capsellae/Mycosphaerella capsellaean ascomycetecolonyPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardliveleaf colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia armoraciae Crucifer Pale Leaf Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia armoraciae/Ramularia armoraciaecrucifer pale leaf spot (causative organism)amphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root (girdled) girdled root may be infected and damaged by Foreign Aphanomyces raphani (A Water Mould) Saprolegniales: Leptolegniaceae Aphanomyces raphani, Hall, G., 1980
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Saprolegniales/Leptolegniaceae/Aphanomyces raphani/Aphanomyces raphani(a water mould) Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Brassica nigra/Brassica nigrablack mustardgirdledroot infects and damages girdled root

Brassica nigra (Black Mustard) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1980Aphanomyces raphaniI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 973.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBrassica nigra (Black Mustard)
GenusBrassica (cabbages, mustards, turnips and rape)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiders flowers and garden nasturtiums)
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 Brassica nigra (Black Mustard)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Rich, T.C.G. Hirschfeldia incana / Brassica nigra Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Brassica nigra (Black Mustard) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Brassica nigra (Black Mustard):

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