Alchemilla L.
(lady’s-mantles)

Interactions where Alchemilla 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
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Pachyprotasis nigronotata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Pachyprotasis nigronotata/Pachyprotasis nigronotataa sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Alchemilla/Alchemillalady's-mantlesleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf (erect, small, pale, long petioled) erect, small, pale, long petioled leaf is parasitised by uredinoid, hypophyllous aecium Trachyspora intrusa Ladies Mantle Rust, Alchemilla Rust Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Trachyspora intrusa/Trachyspora intrusaladies mantle rust, alchemilla rusturedinoid, hypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Alchemilla/Alchemillalady's-mantleserect, small, pale, long petioledleaf (4-6)uredinoid, hypophyllous aecium parasitises erect, small, pale, long petioled leaf
leaf (erect, small, pale, long petioled) erect, small, pale, long petioled leaf is parasitised by telium Trachyspora intrusa Ladies Mantle Rust, Alchemilla Rust Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Trachyspora intrusa/Trachyspora intrusaladies mantle rust, alchemilla rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Alchemilla/Alchemillalady's-mantleserect, small, pale, long petioledleaf (6+)telium parasitises erect, small, pale, long petioled leaf
rhizome rhizome is parasitised by systemic mycelium Trachyspora intrusa Ladies Mantle Rust, Alchemilla Rust Pucciniales: Phragmidiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Phragmidiaceae/Trachyspora intrusa/Trachyspora intrusaladies mantle rust, alchemilla rustsystemicmycelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Rosales/Rosaceae/Alchemilla/Alchemillalady's-mantlesrhizome systemic mycelium parasitises rhizome

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd

Alchemilla (lady’s-mantles) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Alchemilla acutiloba
a lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Alchemilla alpina
Alpine Lady’s-mantle
Species 4 trophisms
Alchemilla conjuncta
Silver Lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla erythropoda
a garden lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla filicaulis
Hairy Lady’s-mantle
Species 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Alchemilla glabra
Smooth Lady’s-mantle
Species 5 trophisms
Alchemilla glaucescens
a lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla mollis
Garden Lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla monticola
Velvet Lady’s-mantle
Species 2 trophisms
Alchemilla murbeckiana
a garden lady’s-mantle
Species 2 trophisms
Alchemilla officinalis agg.
a garden lady’s-mantle
Species aggregate 1 trophisms
Alchemilla subcrenata
a lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla vulgaris agg.
lady’s-mantle
Species aggregate 10 trophisms
Alchemilla wichurae
a lady’s-mantle
Species 1 trophisms
Alchemilla xanthochlora
Intermediate Lady’s-mantle
Species 3 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAlchemilla (lady’s-mantles)
FamilyROSACEAE (roses and fruit trees)
OrderROSALES (roses, elms, nettles, hops, buckthorns and figs)
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 Alchemilla (lady’s-mantles)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Walters, S.M. & Roberts, F.J. Alchemilla Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Alchemilla (lady’s-mantles) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Alchemilla (lady’s-mantles):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 71 images of Alchemilla (lady’s-mantles)
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