Silene dioica (L.) Clairv.
(Red Campion)

Interactions where Silene dioica 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
is foodplant of larva Anagnota bicolor an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Anagnota bicolor/Anagnota bicoloran anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campion larva feeds on
is associate of UK/IrelandQuestionable Philophylla caesio Banded Nettle Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Philophylla caesio/Philophylla caesiobanded nettle fly Plant / associateUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campion? is associated with
has sap sucked by Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/Aphis (Aphis) fabaeblack bean aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campion sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Myzus persicae Peach-potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicae/Myzus (Nectarosiphon) persicaepeach-potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campion sucks sap of
has sap sucked by Major Brachycaudus a genus of aphids Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphid Predators, Rotheray, G.E., 1989
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus/Brachycaudusa genus of aphids Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionMajor sucks sap of
is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe buhrii Campion Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe buhrii/Erysiphe buhriicampion mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campion parasitises
(live) live is associate of adult Dicyphus globulifer a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer/Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifera plantbugadult Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlive adult is associated with live
(live) live is associate of nymph Dicyphus globulifer a plantbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifer/Dicyphus (Brachyceroea) globulifera plantbugnymph Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlive (6-early 8)nymph is associated with live
(live) live is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora melandryi a 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 melandryi/Peronospora melandryia downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlive sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Puccinia behenis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia behenis/Puccinia behenisa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Puccinia behenis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia behenis/Puccinia behenisa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlive uredium parasitises live
(withered) withered stem is decayed by larva Paranthomyza nitida an anthomyzid fly Diptera: Anthomyzidae A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2, Roháček, J., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Anthomyzidae/Paranthomyza nitida/Paranthomyza nitidaan anthomyzid flylarva Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionwitheredstem larva is saprobic on withered stem
anther (live) live anther may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Microbotryum silenes-dioicae Red Campion Anther-smut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Three new species of anthericolous smut fungi on Caryophyllaceae, Denchev, C.M., Giraud, T. & Hood, M.E., 2009
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum silenes-dioicae/Microbotryum silenes-dioicaered campion anther-smutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveanther embedded sorus infects and damages live anther
flower (swollen) swollen flower is galled by sorus Foreign Thecaphora saponariae Urocystidales: Glomosporiaceae Sorosporium saponariae, Mordue, J.E.M., 1970
European Smut Fungi, Vánky, K., 1994
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora saponariae/Thecaphora saponariaesorus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionswollenflower sorus causes gall of swollen flower
leaf (fading) fading leaf is foodplant of more or less epiphyllous, numerous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta punctiformis a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta punctiformis/Phyllosticta punctiformisa coelomycetemore or less epiphyllous, numerous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionfadingleaf (9)more or less epiphyllous, numerous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph feeds on fading leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous acervulus of Diplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph Diplosporonema delastrei a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Diplosporonema delastrei/Diplosporonema delastreia coelomyceteamphigenousacervulusDiplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleaf (7-10)amphigenous acervulus of Diplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, numerous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta lychnidina a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta lychnidina/Phyllosticta lychnidinaa coelomyceteamphigenous, numerous, scatteredpycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleaf (7-8)amphigenous, numerous, scattered pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly epiphyllous, scattered, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria lychnidis a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria lychnidis/Septoria lychnidisa leaf-spot fungusmostly epiphyllous, scattered, brownpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleaf (5-9)mostly epiphyllous, scattered, brown pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/IrelandMajor Ramularia didymarioides an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia didymarioides/Ramularia didymarioidesan anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleafMajor (10-11)amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Ramularia lychnidicola an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia lychnidicola/Ramularia lychnidicolaan anamorphic fungusmainly hypophyllouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleaf mainly hypophyllous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Major Puccinia arenariae Sweet William Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
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/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia arenariae/Puccinia arenariaesweet william rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionliveleafMajor hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
stem mine stem mine may house puparium Ophiomyia melandricaulis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionstem mine puparium may be found in stem mine
stem stem is mined by larva Ophiomyia melandricaulis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandricaulis/Ophiomyia melandricaulisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionstem larva mines stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by erumpent, sometimes becoming superficial apothecium Pyrenopeziza lychnidis a discomycete Helotiales: Dermateaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Helotiales/Dermateaceae/Pyrenopeziza lychnidis/Pyrenopeziza lychnidisa discomyceteerumpent, sometimes becoming superficialapothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campiondeadstem (4-6)erumpent, sometimes becoming superficial apothecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis silenes a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis silenes/Phomopsis silenesa coelomyceteimmersedconidiomaPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campiondeadstem (8)immersed conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium Nectria ellisii a pyrenomycete Hypocreales: Nectriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Hypocreales/Nectriaceae/Nectria ellisii/Nectria ellisiia pyrenomycetesuperficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculateperithecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campiondeadstem (5-12)superficial, scattered on in small groups, thinly subiculate perithecium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (hollow) hollow stem may house puparium Restricted Ophiomyia melandryi a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandryi/Ophiomyia melandryia leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionhollowstemSole puparium may be found in hollow stem
stem (inside hollow) inside hollow stem is mined by larva Restricted Ophiomyia melandryi a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia melandryi/Ophiomyia melandryia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campioninside hollowstemSole larva mines inside hollow stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by acervulus of Diplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph Minor Diplosporonema delastrei a coelomycete Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Diplosporonema delastrei/Diplosporonema delastreia coelomyceteacervulusDiplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Silene dioica/Silene dioicared campionlivestemMinor (7-10)acervulus of Diplosporonema coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Silene dioica (Red Campion) 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
Denchev, C.M., Giraud, T. & Hood, M.E., 2009Three new species of anthericolous smut fungi on CaryophyllaceaeMycologia Balcanica Vol 6: 79-84.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Mordue, J.E.M., 1970Sorosporium saponariaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 965.
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Roháček, J., 2009A monograph of Palaearctic Anthomyzidae (Diptera), Part 2Vol 58, Supp 1
Rotheray, G.E., 1989Aphid PredatorsNaturalists' Handbooks, 11, 77pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Vánky, K., 1994European Smut Fungi570pp, Gustav Fischer Verlag
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:
SpeciesSilene dioica (Red Campion)
GenusSilene (campions and catchflies)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
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 Silene dioica (Red Campion)

Silene dioica (Red Campion) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Literature

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Silene dioica (Red Campion):

A pretty plant for the wildlife garden which grows easily in sun or semi-shade.

Male and female flowers are borne on separate plants, the female flowers being slightly larger, the males slightly darker red (especially the calyx).

Be sure to weed out all female plants (easily recognised by the developing pods in late May) before the seeds ripen or it’ll seed down and can then be very invasive.

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