Stellaria L.
(chickweeds)

Interactions where Stellaria 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
flower flower is grazed by larva Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsflower larva grazes on flower
leaf leaf is galled by Cecidophyopsis atrichus a gall mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Cecidophyopsis atrichus/Cecidophyopsis atrichusa gall mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsleaf causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by adult UK/IrelandMajor Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdadult Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/StellariachickweedsleafMajor adult grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/IrelandMajor Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata Twenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot Ladybird, Hairy Ladybird Coleoptera: Coccinellidae Ladybirds, Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Coccinellidae/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctata/Subcoccinella vigintiquattuorpunctatatwenty-four-spot Ladybird, 24-spot ladybird, hairy ladybirdlarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/StellariachickweedsleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is galled by larva Macrolabis stellariae a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Macrolabis stellariae/Macrolabis stellariaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsleaf larva causes gall of leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Amauromyza flavifrons a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Amauromyza flavifrons/Amauromyza flavifronsa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is galled by Brachycolus stellariae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycolus stellariae/Brachycolus stellariaean aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsleaf causes gall of leaf
root root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of Asparagus, Fox, R.T.V., 2006
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Stellaria/Stellariachickweedsroot Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root

Author & YearTitleSource
Fox, R.T.V., 2006Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of AsparagusMycologist Vol 19 (1): 46-47.
Majerus, M. & Kearns, P., 1989LadybirdsNaturalists’ Handbooks, 10, 103pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, 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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Stellaria (chickweeds) 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 9 trophisms 2 references
Species 15 trophisms
Species 11 trophisms
Species 14 trophisms
Species 4 trophisms
Species 3 trophisms
Informal 1 subtaxa 14 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusStellaria (chickweeds)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
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 Stellaria (chickweeds)

Stellaria (chickweeds) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Stellaria (chickweeds):

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