Sonchus asper (L.) Hill
(Prickly Sow-thistle)

Interactions where Sonchus asper 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 galled by larva Aulacidea follioti a gall wasp Hymenoptera: Cynipidae Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West Palaearctic, Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Cynipidae/Aulacidea follioti/Aulacidea folliotia gall wasplarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistle larva causes gall of
(live) live has sap sucked by Foreign Hyperomyzus lactucae Currant-sowthistle Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucae/Hyperomyzus (Hyperomyzus) lactucaecurrant-sowthistle aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelive sucks sap of live
(live) live 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/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveRare sporangium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Golovinomyces cichoracearum a powdery mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/Golovinomyces cichoracearuma powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelive 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/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by 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 fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelive telium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Major Miyagia pseudosphaeria a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Miyagia pseudosphaeria/Miyagia pseudosphaeriaa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveMajor pycnium parasitises live
capitulum capitulum may contain larva UK/Ireland Ensina sonchi Sow-thistle Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Ensina sonchi/Ensina sonchisow-thistle flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlecapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum is swollen by larva Foreign+?UK/Eire Tephritis formosa a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis formosa/Tephritis formosaa gall flylarva Foodplant / false gallConfirmed abroad, probable in UK/Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlecapitulum larva causes swelling of capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Foreign Trupanea amoena a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trupanea amoena/Trupanea amoenaa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlecapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
leaf (esp. basal) (live) live leaf (esp. basal) is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Major Miyagia pseudosphaeria a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Miyagia pseudosphaeria/Miyagia pseudosphaeriaa rust fungushypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf (esp. basal)Major hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf (esp. basal)
leaf (esp. basal) (live) live leaf (esp. basal) is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Major Miyagia pseudosphaeria a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Miyagia pseudosphaeria/Miyagia pseudosphaeriaa rust fungushypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf (esp. basal)Major hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf (esp. basal)
leaf (esp. basal) (live) live leaf (esp. basal) is parasitised by uredinoid, amphigenous aecium Major Miyagia pseudosphaeria a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Miyagia pseudosphaeria/Miyagia pseudosphaeriaa rust fungusuredinoid, amphigenousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf (esp. basal)Major uredinoid, amphigenous aecium parasitises live leaf (esp. basal)
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Spermosporina anamorph Foreign Spermosporina sonchi-oleracei an anamorphic ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Spermosporina sonchi-oleracei/Spermosporina sonchi-oleraceian anamorphic ascomyceteSpermosporina anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf Spermosporina anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by immersed, rather crowded, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph Ascochyta sonchi a coelomycete Pleosporales Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Ascochyta sonchi/Ascochyta sonchia coelomyceteimmersed, rather crowded, blackishpycnidiumAscochyta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf (8)immersed, rather crowded, blackish pycnidium of Ascochyta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria sonchi a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria sonchi/Alternaria sonchia dematiaceous anamorphic fungusamphigenouscolonyAlternaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistleliveleaf amphigenous colony of Alternaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (dead, dry) dead, dry stem is decayed by pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph Foreign Diplodina sonchi a coelomycete Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Diplodina sonchi/Diplodina sonchia coelomycetepycnidiumDiplodina coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistledead, drystem pycnidium of Diplodina coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead, dry stem
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by telium Major Miyagia pseudosphaeria a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae 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/Miyagia pseudosphaeria/Miyagia pseudosphaeriaa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Sonchus asper/Sonchus asperprickly sow-thistlelivestemMajor telium parasitises live stem

Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Askew, R.R., Plantard, O., Gomez, J.F., Nieves, M.H. & Nieves-Aldrey, J.L., 2006Catalogue of parasitoids and inquilines in galls of Aylacini, Diplolepidini and Pediaspidini (Hym., Cynipidae) in the West PalaearcticZootaxa 1301.
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
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
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:
SpeciesSonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle)
GenusSonchus (sow thistles)
TribeLactuceae (“dandelions”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
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 Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle)

Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sonchus asper (Prickly Sow-thistle):

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