Petasites Mill.
(butterburs)

Interactions where Petasites 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
leaf leaf is mined by larva ForeignQuestionable Stemonocera cornuta Scarce Hemp Agrimony Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Stemonocera cornuta/Stemonocera cornutascarce hemp agrimony flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites/Petasitesbutterburs?leaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Trypeta zoe Hemp Agrimony Leafminer Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta zoe/Trypeta zoehemp agrimony leafminerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites/Petasitesbutterbursleaf larva mines leaf
stem (dead, decayed) dead, decayed stem is decayed by basidiome Rare Tulasnella deliquescens a basidiomycete fungus Cantharellales: Tulasnellaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Tulasnellaceae/Tulasnella deliquescens/Tulasnella deliquescensa basidiomycete fungusbasidiome Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites/Petasitesbutterbursdead, decayedstemRare basidiome is saprobic on dead, decayed stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Gliomastix dematiaceous anamorph Major Gliomastix luzulae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Hypocreales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Gliomastix luzulae/Gliomastix luzulaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyGliomastix dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites/PetasitesbutterbursdeadstemMajor effuse colony of Gliomastix dematiaceous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem

Petasites (butterburs) 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
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Petasites albus
White Butterbur
Species 4 trophisms
Petasites fragrans
Winter Heliotrope
Species 6 trophisms
Petasites hybridus
Butterbur
Species 13 trophisms
Petasites japonicus
Giant Butterbur
Species 5 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPetasites (butterburs)
TribeSenecioneae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
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 Petasites (butterburs)

Petasites (butterburs) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Petasites (butterburs):

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