Tussilago farfara L.
(Coltsfoot)

Interactions where Tussilago farfara is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction 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			Golovinomyces cichoracearum	a powdery mildew	Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Golovinomyces cichoracearum/	Golovinomyces cichoracearum	a powdery mildew					Foodplant / parasite		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live						parasitises live
leaf		leaf is grazed by larva			Longitarsus gracilis	a flea beetle	Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae	The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus gracilis/	Longitarsus gracilis	a flea beetle				larva	Foodplant / open feeder		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf					larva grazes on leaf
leaf		leaf is grazed by adult			Longitarsus gracilis	a flea beetle	Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae	The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae), Kevan D.K., 1967	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Longitarsus gracilis/	Longitarsus gracilis	a flea beetle				adult	Foodplant / open feeder		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf					adult grazes on leaf
leaf		leaf is mined by larva			Phytomyza tussilaginis	a leaf-mining fly	Diptera: Agromyzidae	Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Phytomyza tussilaginis/	Phytomyza tussilaginis	a leaf-mining fly				larva	Foodplant / miner			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf					larva mines leaf
leaf		leaf is mined by larva			Acidia cognata	Coltsfoot Fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Acidia cognata/	Acidia cognata	coltsfoot fly				larva	Foodplant / miner		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf					larva mines leaf
leaf		leaf is mined by larva			Stemonocera cornuta	Scarce Hemp Agrimony Fly	Diptera: Tephritidae	Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Stemonocera cornuta/	Stemonocera cornuta	scarce hemp agrimony fly				larva	Foodplant / miner		Foreign	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot	?		leaf					larva mines leaf
leaf		leaf is mined by larva			Trypeta zoe	Hemp Agrimony Leafminer	Diptera: Tephritidae	Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta zoe/	Trypeta zoe	hemp agrimony leafminer				larva	Foodplant / miner		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf					larva mines leaf
leaf		leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva			Tenthredo mandibularis	a sawfly	Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952	/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Tenthredo mandibularis/	Tenthredo mandibularis	a sawfly		nocturnal		larva	Foodplant / open feeder			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf		Minor			nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf		leaf is galled by hypophyllous aecium			Puccinia poarum	Meadow Grass 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 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia poarum/	Puccinia poarum	meadow grass rust		hypophyllous		aecium	Foodplant / gall			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf				(5-6)	hypophyllous aecium causes gall of leaf
leaf		leaf is parasitised by pycnium			Puccinia poarum	Meadow Grass 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 poarum/	Puccinia poarum	meadow grass rust				pycnium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot			leaf				(5-6)	pycnium parasitises leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph			Mycosphaerella tussilaginis	an ascomycete	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	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella tussilaginis/	Mycosphaerella tussilaginis	an ascomycete		amphigenous	colony	Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf					amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, subepidermal, covered then bursting at apex pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph			Stagonospora tussilaginis	a coelomycete	Pleosporales: Phaeosphaeriaceae	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/Pleosporales/Phaeosphaeriaceae/Stagonospora tussilaginis/	Stagonospora tussilaginis	a coelomycete		epiphyllous, subepidermal, covered then bursting at apex	pycnidium	Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer		UK and/or Eire	/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf				(7-8)	epiphyllous, subepidermal, covered then bursting at apex pycnidium of Stagonospora coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph			Asteroma impressum	a coelomycete	Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Asteroma impressum/	Asteroma impressum	a coelomycete			pycnidium	Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf					pycnidium of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is spotted by subcuticular mycelial strands of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph			Asteroma impressum	a coelomycete	Diaporthales: Gnomoniaceae	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Gnomoniaceae/Asteroma impressum/	Asteroma impressum	a coelomycete		subcuticular	mycelial strands	Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph	Foodplant / spot causer			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf					subcuticular mycelial strands of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium			Coleosporium tussilaginis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae	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 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/	Coleosporium tussilaginis	a rust fungus		hypophyllous		uredium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf		Major			hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live)		live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium			Coleosporium tussilaginis	a rust fungus	Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae	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 Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide, Storey, M.W., 2015	/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/	Coleosporium tussilaginis	a rust fungus		hypophyllous		telium	Foodplant / parasite			/Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Tussilago farfara/	Tussilago farfara	coltsfoot		live	leaf		Major			hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf

Author & Year	Title	Source
Benson, R.B., 1952	Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Braun, U., 1998	Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II	Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995	Fungi of the South East England	383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997	Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook	2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935	British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia	Vol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Ing, B., 1990	An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews	Mycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
Kevan D.K., 1967	The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)	Ent. Mon. Mag. Vol 103: 83-110.
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005	Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota	517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Spencer, K.A., 1972	Diptera: Agromyzidae	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Storey, M.W., 2015	Bioimages - the Virtual Field Guide	www.bioimages.org.uk
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986	Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls	95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
White, I.M., 1988	Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)	Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Senecioneae
(a tribe of composites)

ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)

EU-DICOTS
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Herbaceous Plants
(herbaceous plants)

Taxonomic hierarchy:

Species	Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot)
Tribe	Senecioneae (a tribe of composites)
Subfamily	ASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
Family	ASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
Order	ASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
Subclass	EU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Class	MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
Phylum	TRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
Kingdom	PLANTAE (plants)
Domain	Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
Life	BIOTA (living things)

Tussilago farfara is also a member of:
Herbaceous Plants - herbaceous plants (via Asteraceae)

NBN

NBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot)

Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Tussilago farfara (Coltsfoot):

ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)

TRACHEOPHYTA
(vascular plants)

PLANTAE
(plants)

Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)

BIOTA
(living things)

BioImages

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