Oenothera L.
(evening-primroses)

Interactions where Oenothera 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 parasitised by Synchytrium fulgens Chytridiales: Synchytriaceae Introduction to Fungi, Webster, J., 1980
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Chytridiales/Synchytriaceae/Synchytrium fulgens/Synchytrium fulgens Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Oenothera/Oenotheraevening-primroses parasitises
leaf (upper) (live, reduced) live, reduced leaf (upper) may be infected and damaged by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stem Eelworm, Stem and Bulb Eelworm Rhabditida: Anguinidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea/Rhabditida/Anguinidae/Ditylenchus dipsaci/Ditylenchus dipsacistem eelworm, stem and bulb eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Oenothera/Oenotheraevening-primroseslive, reducedleaf (upper) infects and damages live, reduced leaf (upper)
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Restricted Altica oleracea a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica oleracea/Altica oleraceaa flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Oenothera/Oenotheraevening-primrosesleafSole larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Restricted Altica oleracea a flea beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Altica oleracea/Altica oleraceaa flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Oenothera/Oenotheraevening-primrosesleafSole imago grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria gaurina a leaf-spot fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae The return of Peronospora arthurii, and some other fungi from Oenothera, Spooner, B., 2013
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria gaurina/Septoria gaurinaa leaf-spot funguspycnidiumseptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Myrtales/Onagraceae/Oenothera/Oenotheraevening-primrosesliveleaf pycnidium of septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Spooner, B., 2013The return of Peronospora arthurii, and some other fungi from OenotheraField Mycology vol 14 (1): 21-23.
Webster, J., 1980Introduction to FungiSecond edition, 669pp, Cambridge University Press

Oenothera (evening-primroses) 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
Oenothera biennis
Common Evening-primrose
Species 3 trophisms
Oenothera glazioviana
Large-flowered Evening-primrose
Species 3 trophisms 1 references
Oenothera indecora
an evening primrose
Species 1 trophisms
Oenothera odorata
an evening primrose
Species 1 trophisms
Oenothera ravenii
an evening primrose
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusOenothera (evening-primroses)
FamilyONAGRACEAE (willowherbs and evening primroses)
OrderMYRTALES (willowherbs, loosestrifes, gums and tea-trees)
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 Oenothera (evening-primroses)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
() Murphy, R.J. 2016 Evening-primroses (Oenothera) of Britain and Ireland B.S.B.I. Handbook, No. 16, 96pp, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland (BSBI)

Oenothera (evening-primroses) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

General Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Cleland, R.E. 1972 Oenothera: Cytogenetics and Evolution Cleland, R.E., 1972. Oenothera: Cytogenetics and Evolution , Experimental Botany

Plant Pathology

Spooner, B. 2013 The return of Peronospora arthurii, and some other fungi from Oenothera Field Mycology vol 14 (1): 21-23.

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may also be relevant to Oenothera (evening-primroses):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 94 images of Oenothera (evening-primroses)
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