Euphrasia L.
(eyebrights)

Interactions where Euphrasia 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
is galled by Aceria euphrasiae a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria euphrasiae/Aceria euphrasiaea gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrights causes gall of
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Plasmopara densa a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Plasmopara densa/Plasmopara densaa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightslive sporangium parasitises live
flower (live) live flower may house female micropter Thrips dilatatus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips dilatatus/Thrips dilatatusa thripsfemale micropter Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsliveflower (4-10)female micropter may be found in live flower
flower (live) live flower may house female macropter Thrips dilatatus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips dilatatus/Thrips dilatatusa thripsfemale macropter Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsliveflower (6-8)female macropter may be found in live flower
flower (live) live flower may house larva Thrips dilatatus a thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips dilatatus/Thrips dilatatusa thripslarva Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsliveflower (6-10)larva may be found in live flower
peduncle (dead, blackened) dead, blackened peduncle is decayed by scattered, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe desmazieri a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe desmazieri/Diaporthe desmazieria pyrenomycetescattered, covered then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsdead, blackenedpeduncle (5)scattered, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, blackened peduncle
peduncle (dead, blackened) dead, blackened peduncle is decayed by perithecium Diaporthe desmazieri a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe desmazieri/Diaporthe desmazieria pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsdead, blackenedpeduncle (5)perithecium is saprobic on dead, blackened peduncle
seeds seeds may contain larva Restricted Phytomyza affinis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza affinis/Phytomyza affinisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/EuphrasiaeyebrightsseedsSole larva feeds within seeds
stem (dead, blackened) dead, blackened stem is decayed by scattered, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Diaporthe desmazieri a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe desmazieri/Diaporthe desmazieria pyrenomycetescattered, covered then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsdead, blackenedstem (5)scattered, covered then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, blackened stem
stem (dead, blackened) dead, blackened stem is decayed by perithecium Diaporthe desmazieri a pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe desmazieri/Diaporthe desmazieria pyrenomyceteperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Euphrasia/Euphrasiaeyebrightsdead, blackenedstem (5)perithecium is saprobic on dead, blackened stem

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, 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
Euphrasia arctica
an eyebright
Species 1 trophisms
Euphrasia confusa
Little Kneeling Eyebright
Species 1 trophisms
Euphrasia micrantha
Common Slender Eyebright
Species 2 trophisms
Euphrasia nemorosa
Common Eyebright
Species 2 trophisms
Euphrasia officinalis
a flowering plant
Species 1 subtaxa 1 trophisms
Euphrasia salisburgensis
Irish Eyebright
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
[Euphrasia officinalis agg.]
sticky eyebrights
Informal 1 subtaxa 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusEuphrasia (eyebrights)
FamilyOROBANCHACEAE (eyebrights, cow-wheats, louseworts & broomrapes)
OrderLAMIALES (dead-nettles, eye-brights, foxgloves and speedwells)
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 Euphrasia (eyebrights)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
in the hand Groom, Q. Find Wild Flowers www.botanicalkeys.co.uk/flora/

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Euphrasia (eyebrights):

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