Polygala vulgaris L.
(Common Milkwort)

Interactions where Polygala vulgaris is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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 mined by larva Restricted Liriomyza polygalae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza polygalae/Liriomyza polygalaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Polygalaceae/Polygala vulgaris/Polygala vulgariscommon milkwortleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, greyish-white caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia polygalae (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia polygalae/Ramularia polygalae(an anamorphic fungus)amphigenous, greyish-whitecaespituliRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Polygalaceae/Polygala vulgaris/Polygala vulgariscommon milkwortliveleaf amphigenous, greyish-white caespituli of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf

Polygala vulgaris (Common Milkwort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPolygala vulgaris (Common Milkwort)
GenusPolygala (milkworts)
FamilyPOLYGALACEAE (milkworts)
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 Polygala vulgaris (Common Milkwort)

Polygala vulgaris (Common Milkwort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polygala vulgaris (Common Milkwort):

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