Senecio sylvaticus L.
(Heath Groundsel)

Interactions where Senecio sylvaticus 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 UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum var fischeri Groundsel Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum var. fischeri/Golovinomyces cichoracearum var. fischerigroundsel mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundsellive parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by subepidermal telium Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungussubepidermaltelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundsellive subepidermal telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundsellive uredium parasitises live
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Foreign Sphenella marginata Ragwort Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Sphenella marginata/Sphenella marginataragwort flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundselcapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/IrelandRare Bremia lactucae Lettuce Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Bremia lactucae/Bremia lactucaelettuce downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundselliveleafRare sporangium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia filaris var filaris an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia filaris var. filaris/Ramularia filaris var. filarisan anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Senecio sylvaticus/Senecio sylvaticusheath groundselliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
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
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:
SpeciesSenecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)
GenusSenecio (ragworts)
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 Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel)

Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Senecio sylvaticus (Heath Groundsel):

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