Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier
(Giant Hogweed)

Interactions where Heracleum mantegazzianum 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 conidial anamorph UK/Ireland Erysiphe heraclei Umbellifer Powdery Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe heraclei/Erysiphe heracleiumbellifer powdery mildew, umbellifer mildewconidial anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum mantegazzianum/Heracleum mantegazzianumgiant hogweedlive conidial anamorph parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Erysiphe heraclei Umbellifer Powdery Mildew, Umbellifer Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe heraclei/Erysiphe heracleiumbellifer powdery mildew, umbellifer mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum mantegazzianum/Heracleum mantegazzianumgiant hogweedlive cleistothecium parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Phaedon tumidulus Celery Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon tumidulus/Phaedon tumiduluscelery leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum mantegazzianum/Heracleum mantegazzianumgiant hogweedliveleaf adult grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Questionable Phaedon tumidulus Celery Leaf Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon tumidulus/Phaedon tumiduluscelery leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum mantegazzianum/Heracleum mantegazzianumgiant hogweed?liveleaf (-late 8)larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Foreign Euleia heraclei Common Umbel Leaf-miner, Celery Fly, Celery Leaf Miner Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Euleia heraclei/Euleia heracleicommon umbel leaf-miner, celery fly, celery leaf minerlarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Apiales/Apiaceae/Heracleum mantegazzianum/Heracleum mantegazzianumgiant hogweedliveleaf larva mines live leaf

Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesHeracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed)
GenusHeracleum (hogweeds)
FamilyAPIACEAE (umbellifers)
OrderAPIALES (umbellifers, ivies and pennyworts)
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 Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Booy, O., Wade, M. & White, V. Giant Hogweed

Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Heracleum mantegazzianum (Giant Hogweed):

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