Cirsium tuberosum (L.) All.
(Tuberous Thistle)

Interactions where Cirsium tuberosum 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
is foodplant of larva Foreign Terellia serratulae a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia serratulae/Terellia serratulaea gall flylarva Foodplant / feeds onForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium tuberosum/Cirsium tuberosumtuberous thistle larva feeds on
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Foreign Chaetostomella cylindrica a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Chaetostomella cylindrica/Chaetostomella cylindricaa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium tuberosum/Cirsium tuberosumtuberous thistlecapitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum may contain larva ForeignRare Tephritis hyoscyami a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Tephritis hyoscyami/Tephritis hyoscyamia gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium tuberosum/Cirsium tuberosumtuberous thistlecapitulumRare larva feeds within capitulum

Author & YearTitleSource
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

Cirsium tuberosum (Tuberous Thistle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCirsium tuberosum (Tuberous Thistle)
GenusCirsium (thistle)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
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 Cirsium tuberosum (Tuberous Thistle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2002 Tuberous Thistle Vol 13, No 5 Page: 339

Cirsium tuberosum (Tuberous Thistle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cirsium tuberosum (Tuberous Thistle):

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