Genista L.
(a genus of brooms)

Interactions where Genista 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 associate of adult Foreign Bruchidius villosus a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius villosus/Bruchidius villosusa seed beetleadult Plant / associateForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms adult is associated with
is foodplant of larva Questionable Andrion regensteinense a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Andrion regensteinense/Andrion regensteinensea weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms? larva feeds on
is foodplant of Questionable Polydrusus confluens a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Polydrusus confluens/Polydrusus confluensa weevil Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms? feeds on
is foodplant of larva Sitona striatellus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae), Morris, M.G., 1997
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Sitona striatellus/Sitona striatellusa weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms larva feeds on
may be infected and damaged by UK/Ireland Armillaria honey fungi Agaricales: Physalacriaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Physalacriaceae/Armillaria/Armillariahoney fungi Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms infects and damages
leaf leaf is mined by larva Minor Agromyza johannae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza johannae/Agromyza johannaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of broomsleafMinor larva mines leaf
pod wall pod wall is mined by larva Bruchidius cisti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of broomspod wall larva mines pod wall
seed seed may contain larva Bruchidius cisti a seed beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bruchidius cisti/Bruchidius cistia seed beetlelarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of broomsseed larva feeds within seed
stem stem is galled by larva Questionable Pirapion immune a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Pirapion immune/Pirapion immunea seed weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of brooms?stem larva causes gall of stem
stem (live) live stem is galled by Aceria genistae Broom Gall Mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria genistae/Aceria genistaebroom gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of broomslivestem causes gall of live stem
stem (young) young stem is galled by larva Protopirapion atratulum a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Protopirapion atratulum/Protopirapion atratuluma seed weevillarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista/Genistaa genus of broomsyoungstem larva causes gall of young stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Morris, M.G., 1997Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17a, 106pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Genista (a genus of brooms) 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
Species 4 trophisms
Species 1 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 2 trophisms
Species 13 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusGenista (a genus of brooms)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
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 Genista (a genus of brooms)

Genista (a genus of brooms) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Genista (a genus of brooms):

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