Centranthus ruber (L.) DC.
(Red Valerian, Spur Valerian)

Interactions where Centranthus ruber 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 may be infected and damaged by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora centranthi a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora centranthi/Peronospora centranthia downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianlive sporangium infects and damages live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/IrelandMinor Golovinomyces valerianae a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces valerianae/Golovinomyces valerianaea powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianliveMinor parasitises live
flower flower is galled by Trioza centranthi a jumping plantlouse Hemiptera: Triozidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trioza centranthi/Trioza centranthia jumping plantlouse Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianflower causes gall of flower
leaf leaf is galled by Trioza centranthi a jumping plantlouse Hemiptera: Triozidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Triozidae/Trioza centranthi/Trioza centranthia jumping plantlouse Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf (live yellowed) live yellowed leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium UK/Ireland Puccinia commutata a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia commutata/Puccinia commutataa rust fungushypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianlive yellowedleaf hypophyllous aecium parasitises live yellowed leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, greyish white, inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia anamoprh UK/IrelandRestricted Ramularia valerianae var centranthi an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia valerianae var. centranthi/Ramularia valerianae var. centranthian anamorphic fungushypophyllous, greyish white, inconspicuouscaespituliRamularia anamoprh Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Centranthus ruber/Centranthus ruberred valerian, spur valerianliveleafSole (5-6)hypophyllous, greyish white, inconspicuous caespituli of Ramularia anamoprh causes spots on live leaf

Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Spur Valerian) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.Fungal Records Database of Britain and Irelandwww.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/gbchklst.asp
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Storey, M.W., 2015Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guidewww.bioimages.org.uk
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCentranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Spur Valerian)
GenusCentranthus (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles and scabiouses)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
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 Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Spur Valerian)

Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Spur Valerian) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Centranthus ruber (Red Valerian, Spur Valerian):

A striking garden escape which flourishes on waste ground, cliffs and dunes, as well as walls and roadsides where it is often planted, particularly in the West Country.

There are four flower-colour forms: magenta, red, brick and white.

On summer evenings, the unpleasant smell of the flowers imbues Cornish lanes with a strong odour like stale dog dung.

The fruits are wind dispersed, with a feathery pappus like the ribs of an umbrella, which slowly unfurls as the fruit ripens.

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