Meconopsis cambrica (L.) Vig.
(Welsh Poppy)

Interactions where Meconopsis cambrica 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 sporangium UK/IrelandRestricted Peronospora cristata Welsh Poppy Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora cristata/Peronospora cristatawelsh poppy downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Meconopsis cambrica/Meconopsis cambricawelsh poppyliveSole 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/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Meconopsis cambrica/Meconopsis cambricawelsh poppylive parasitises live
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/IrelandMinor Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Meconopsis cambrica/Meconopsis cambricawelsh poppyleafMinor larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium Peronospora arborescens Poppy Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora arborescens/Peronospora arborescenspoppy downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Meconopsis cambrica/Meconopsis cambricawelsh poppyliveleaf sporangium parasitises live leaf

Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
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.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMeconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)
GenusMeconopsis (welsh and himalayan poppies)
SubfamilyPAPAVEROIDEAE (poppies)
FamilyPAPAVERACEAE (poppies and fumitories)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
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 Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy)

Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Meconopsis cambrica (Welsh Poppy):

Often grown as a wildflower but isn’t really native over most of Britain.

Can be hard to establish on chalky soils and very invasive on acid soils. It has a deep rootstock which is difficult to remove.

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