Asparagus plumosus
(Asparagus Fern)

Interactions where Asparagus plumosus 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
bud (live, distorted) live, distorted bud has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlive, distortedbud Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted bud
flower (live, distorted) live, distorted flower has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlive, distortedflower Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted flower
green part (live) live green part has sap sucked by Pseudococcus a genus of mealybugs Hemiptera: Pseudococcidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pseudococcidae/Pseudococcus/Pseudococcusa genus of mealybugs Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlivegreen part sucks sap of live green part
leaf (live, distorted) live, distorted leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlive, distortedleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernliveleaf Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf has sap sucked by hypophyllous, colonial Aspidiotus nerii Oleander Scale Hemiptera: Diaspididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Diaspididae/Aspidiotus nerii/Aspidiotus neriioleander scalehypophyllous, colonial Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernliveleaf hypophyllous, colonial sucks sap of live leaf
stem stem is decayed by immersed, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis asparagi a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Phomopsis asparagi, Punithalingam, E., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis asparagi/Phomopsis asparagia coelomyceteimmersed, then erumpentpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernstem immersed, then erumpent pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on stem
stem (live, distorted) live, distorted stem has sap sucked by Captivity Aulacorthum circumflexum Mottled Arum Aphid, Crescent-marked Lily Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexum/Aulacorthum (Neomyzus) circumflexummottled arum aphid, crescent-marked lily aphid Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlive, distortedstem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live, distorted stem
stem (live) live stem has sap sucked by Captivity Saissetia coffeae Hemispherical Scale Hemiptera: Coccidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coccidae/Saissetia coffeae/Saissetia coffeaehemispherical scale Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Asparagus plumosus/Asparagus plumosusasparagus fernlivestem Indoors, in greenhouse, captivity, culture or experimentally inducedsucks sap of live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Punithalingam, E., 1990Phomopsis asparagiI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1017.

Asparagus plumosus (Asparagus Fern) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAsparagus plumosus (Asparagus Fern)
GenusAsparagus (asparaguses)
FamilyASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)

Asparagus plumosus (Asparagus Fern) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Asparagus plumosus (Asparagus Fern):

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