Centaurea debeauxii Gren. & Godr.
(Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed)

Interactions where Centaurea debeauxii 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
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Foreign+?UK/Eire Chaetorellia jaceae Lesser Golden Knapweed Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Chaetorellia jaceae/Chaetorellia jaceaelesser golden knapweed flylarva Foodplant / internal feederConfirmed abroad, probable in UK/Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea debeauxii/Centaurea debeauxiichalk knapweed, slender knapweedcapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Foreign+?UK/Eire Chaetostomella cylindrica a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Chaetostomella cylindrica/Chaetostomella cylindricaa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederConfirmed abroad, probable in UK/Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea debeauxii/Centaurea debeauxiichalk knapweed, slender knapweedcapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Foreign+?UK/Eire Urophora jaceana Knapweed Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora jaceana/Urophora jaceanaknapweed gall-flylarva Foodplant / gallConfirmed abroad, probable in UK/Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea debeauxii/Centaurea debeauxiichalk knapweed, slender knapweedcapitulum larva causes gall of capitulum
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Foreign+?UK/Eire Urophora quadrifasciata Four-banded Knapweed Gall-fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Urophora quadrifasciata/Urophora quadrifasciatafour-banded knapweed gall-flylarva Foodplant / gallConfirmed abroad, probable in UK/Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Centaurea debeauxii/Centaurea debeauxiichalk knapweed, slender knapweedcapitulum larva causes gall of capitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Centaurea debeauxii (Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Centaurea debeauxii ssp nemoralis
a subspecies of flowering plant
Subspecies 2 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCentaurea debeauxii (Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed)
GenusCentaurea (knapweeds and star-thistles)
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 Centaurea debeauxii (Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed)

Centaurea debeauxii (Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Centaurea debeauxii (Chalk Knapweed, Slender Knapweed):

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