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Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreber (Smooth Tare)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Vicia tetrasperma Plant 3 August 2002 Berks England 4 18
Vicia tetrasperma Plant 17 July 1977 North Hampshire England 4
Vicia tetrasperma Plant 21 July 1971 East Sussex England 2

Suggested Literature

Vicia tetrasperma 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 Vicia tetrasperma:

Photos is parasitised by Erysiphe pisi var. pisi - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
leaf leaf is galled by Aceria plicator trifolii (Tarsonemoidea: Eriophyidae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaflet (yellowed) yellowed leaflet is parasitised by hypophyllous Peronospora viciae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by Peronospora viciae - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Vicia tetrasperma may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)
Vicia
(vetches)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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