Tropaeolum L.
(garden nasturtiums)

Interactions where Tropaeolum 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
flower (colour break) colour break flower may be infected and damaged by Broad Bean Wilt virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Broad Bean Wilt virus/Broad Bean Wilt virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumscolour breakflower infects and damages colour break flower
flower (colour break) colour break flower may be infected and damaged by Turnip Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Mosaic virus/Turnip Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumscolour breakflower infects and damages colour break flower
leaf (young) (live, slightly distorted and discoloured) live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young) has sap sucked by Aulacorthum solani Glasshouse and Potato Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum solani/Aulacorthum solaniglasshouse and potato aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumslive, slightly distorted and discolouredleaf (young) sucks sap of live, slightly distorted and discoloured leaf (young)
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Scaptomyza flava a fruit fly Diptera: Drosophilidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Drosophilidae/Scaptomyza flava/Scaptomyza flavaa fruit flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsliveleaf larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsliveleaf larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by mostly hypophyllous Acroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Acroconidiella tropaeoli Tropaeolum Leaf Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 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/Cladosporiaceae/Acroconidiella tropaeoli/Acroconidiella tropaeoliTropaeolum leaf spot - causative organismmostly hypophyllousAcroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsliveleaf (late in season)mostly hypophyllous Acroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted) mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted leaf may be infected and damaged by Broad Bean Wilt virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Broad Bean Wilt virus/Broad Bean Wilt virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsmosaic mottled, crinkled or distortedleaf infects and damages mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted leaf
leaf (mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted) mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted leaf may be infected and damaged by Turnip Mosaic virus a phytopathogenic virus Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Turnip Mosaic virus/Turnip Mosaic virusa phytopathogenic virus Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsmosaic mottled, crinkled or distortedleaf infects and damages mosaic mottled, crinkled or distorted leaf
shoot (often stunted, curled) often stunted, curled shoot has sap sucked by densely clustered Major Aphis fabae Black Bean Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis (Aphis) fabae/Aphis (Aphis) fabaeblack bean aphiddensely clustered Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsoften stunted, curledshootMajor (summer)densely clustered sucks sap of often stunted, curled shoot
shoots (lower) (stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like) stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower) may be infected and damaged by Major Rhodococcus fascians Leafy Gall, Bacterial Fasciation - causative organism Actinomycetales: Neocardiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Actinobacteria/Actinomycetales/Neocardiaceae/Rhodococcus fascians/Rhodococcus fasciansleafy gall, bacterial fasciation (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumsstunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-likeshoots (lower)Major infects and damages stunted, multiply-branched, cauliflower-like shoots (lower)
stem (live) live stem is spotted by Acroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph UK/IrelandMinor Acroconidiella tropaeoli Tropaeolum Leaf Spot - causative organism Capnodiales: Cladosporiaceae 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/Cladosporiaceae/Acroconidiella tropaeoli/Acroconidiella tropaeoliTropaeolum leaf spot - causative organismAcroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Tropaeolaceae/Tropaeolum/Tropaeolumgarden nasturtiumslivestemMinor (late in season)Acroconidiella dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Tropaeolum (garden nasturtiums) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
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
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
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references
Tropaeolum majus
Nasturtium
Species 4 trophisms
Tropaeolum tuberosum
a garden nasturtium
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusTropaeolum (garden nasturtiums)
FamilyTROPAEOLACEAE (garden nasturtiums)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiders flowers and garden nasturtiums)
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 Tropaeolum (garden nasturtiums)

Tropaeolum (garden nasturtiums) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tropaeolum (garden nasturtiums):

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