Potentilla L.
(cinquefoils)

Interactions where Potentilla 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/Ireland Peronospora potentillae a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora potentillae/Peronospora potentillaea downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilslive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Phragmidium potentillae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Phragmidium potentillae/Phragmidium potentillaea rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilslive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Phragmidium potentillae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Phragmidium potentillae/Phragmidium potentillaea rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilslive pycnium parasitises live
leaf (petiole) leaf (petiole) is galled by Eriophyes parvulus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes parvulus/Eriophyes parvulusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf (petiole) causes gall of leaf (petiole)
leaf (sepal) leaf (sepal) is galled by Eriophyes parvulus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes parvulus/Eriophyes parvulusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf (sepal) causes gall of leaf (sepal)
leaf leaf is galled by Eriophyes parvulus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes parvulus/Eriophyes parvulusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is mined by solitary larva Agromyza idaeiana a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza idaeiana/Agromyza idaeianaa leaf-mining flysolitarylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf solitary larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Major Agromyza sulfuriceps a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza sulfuriceps/Agromyza sulfuricepsa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/PotentillacinquefoilsleafMajor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Pristiphora pallidiventris a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c), Benson, R.B., 1958
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pristiphora (Pristiphora) pallidiventris/Pristiphora (Pristiphora) pallidiventrisa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is galled by Lalaria tormentillae a tongue fungus Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Lalaria tormentillae/Lalaria tormentillaea tongue fungus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Phragmidium potentillae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Phragmidium potentillae/Phragmidium potentillaea rust fungushypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsliveleaf hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous aecium Phragmidium potentillae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Phragmidium potentillae/Phragmidium potentillaea rust fungusamphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsliveleaf amphigenous aecium parasitises live leaf
pollen pollen is collected to provision nest of female UK/Ireland Andrena tarsata Tormentil Mining Bee Hymenoptera: Andrenidae Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates, Macdonald, M.A., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Andrenidae/Andrena (Poliandrena) tarsata/Andrena (Poliandrena) tarsatatormentil mining beefemale Foodplant / nestUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilspollen female provisions nest with pollen
shoot (decaying) decaying shoot may contain larva Neocoenorrhinus germanicus Strawberry Rhynchites Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus germanicus/Neocoenorrhinus germanicusstrawberry rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsdecayingshoot larva feeds within decaying shoot
stem stem is galled by Eriophyes parvulus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Eriophyes parvulus/Eriophyes parvulusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsstem causes gall of stem
stem stem is galled by Lalaria tormentillae a tongue fungus Taphrinales: Taphrinaceae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taphrinomycetes/Taphrinales/Taphrinaceae/Lalaria tormentillae/Lalaria tormentillaea tongue fungus Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsstem causes gall of stem
stem (decaying) decaying stem may contain larva Neocoenorrhinus germanicus Strawberry Rhynchites Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus germanicus/Neocoenorrhinus germanicusstrawberry rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsdecayingstem larva feeds within decaying stem
stolon (decaying) decaying stolon may contain larva Neocoenorrhinus germanicus Strawberry Rhynchites Coleoptera: Rhynchitidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Rhynchitidae/Neocoenorrhinus germanicus/Neocoenorrhinus germanicusstrawberry rhynchiteslarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Potentilla/Potentillacinquefoilsdecayingstolon larva feeds within decaying stolon

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

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1958Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (c)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(c), 252pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
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
Macdonald, M.A., 2007Forage, prey and host-parasite relationships of aculeates
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, 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
Potentilla anglica
Trailing Tormentil
Species 5 trophisms
Potentilla anserina
Silverweed
Species 5 trophisms
Potentilla argentea
Hoary Cinquefoil
Species 2 trophisms
Potentilla crantzii
Alpine Cinquefoil
Species 2 trophisms
Potentilla erecta
Tormentil
Species 1 subtaxa 18 trophisms
Potentilla fruticosa
Shrubby Cinquefoil
Species 2 trophisms
Potentilla inclinata
Grey Cinquefoil
Species 1 trophisms
Potentilla indica
Yellow-flowered Strawberry
Species 1 trophisms
Potentilla intermedia
Russian Cinquefoil
Species 1 trophisms
Potentilla norvegica
Ternate-leaved Cinquefoil
Species 5 trophisms
Potentilla palustris
Marsh Cinquefoil
Species 9 trophisms
Potentilla recta
Sulphur Cinquefoil
Species 3 trophisms
Potentilla reptans
Creeping Cinquefoil
Species 17 trophisms
Potentilla rupestris
Rock Cinquefoil
Species 1 trophisms
Potentilla sterilis
Barren Strawberry
Species 6 trophisms 1 references
Potentilla tabernaemontani
Spring Cinquefoil
Species 7 trophisms
Potentilla thuringiaca
a cinquefoil
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPotentilla (cinquefoils)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Potentilla (cinquefoils)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Harold, B. Potentilla Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

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

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Potentilla (cinquefoils):

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