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Verbascum thapsus L. (Great Mullein)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Verbascum thapsus Plant 27 July 2000 Berks England 9
Verbascum thapsus Plant 16 April 2000 Berks England 4
Verbascum thapsus In flower 16 June 1997 Berks England 1
Verbascum thapsus Plant 10 August 1974 (Yorks) England 2
Verbascum thapsus Plant 12 July 1970 Surrey England 1

Suggested Literature

Verbascum thapsus may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Verbascum thapsus:

(live) live is parasitised by Peronospora verbasci - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Leveillula verbasci - Mullein Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Leveillula verbasci - Mullein Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
bud bud is grazed by larva Cleopus pulchellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
flower flower is grazed by larva Cleopus pulchellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
inflorescence inflorescence is grazed by larva Cionus nigritarsis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf (underside) leaf (underside) is grazed by larva Cleopus pulchellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos leaf leaf is grazed by larva Cionus hortulanus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Cionus longicollis f. montanus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by linearly arranged, immersed, becoming erumpent Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis verbasci - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem is grazed by larva Cleopus pulchellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002

Verbascum thapsus may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
SCROPHULARIACEAE
(figworts, foxgloves and speedwells)
Verbascum
(mulleins)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae

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