BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)
Heracleum (hogweeds)
Subtaxa
| Rank | Taxon |  |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Species | Heracleum mantegazzianum Sommier & Levier (Giant Hogweed) | 25 | 1 | 5 | |
| Species | Heracleum persicum Desf. ex Fischer (a hogweed) | 1 | |||
| Species | Heracleum sphondylium L. (Hogweed) | 2 | 30 | 2 | 96 |
Suggested Literature
Heracleum may be covered by literature listed under:
Feeding and other inter-species relationships
Associated with Heracleum:
| (live) | live is parasitised by conidial anamorph | Erysiphe heraclei - Umbel Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| (live) | live is parasitised by cleistothecium | Erysiphe heraclei - Umbel Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| lead (live) | live lead may be infected and damaged by embedded chlamydospore | Taphridium umbelliferarum - an ascomycete (Taphrinales: Protomycetaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes often extensive, pale greyish green areas] | ||
| leaf (fading) | fading leaf is parasitised by scattered or in small groups, main hypophyllous, immersed conidioma of Phyllochora coelomycetous anamorph | Phyllachora heraclei - an ascomycete (Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [sometimes causing slight yellowing but no distinct spots] | ||
| leaf (live) | live leaf is parasitised by scattered or in small groups, main hypophyllous, immersed conidioma of Phyllochora coelomycetous anamorph | Phyllachora heraclei - an ascomycete (Phyllachorales: Phyllachoraceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [sometimes causing slight yellowing but no distinct spots] | ||
| leaf (live) | live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous, in small scattered groups conidiophore of Ramularia anamorph | Ramularia heraclei - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round or angular whitish spots 1-3mm diam., each with a narrow brown border] | ||
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leaf | leaf is mined by larva | Phytomyza spondylii - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) | Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine linear, white] | |
| leaf | leaf is mined by larva | Cryptaciura rotundiventris - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) | 
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White, I.M., 1988 | |
| leaf | leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva | Tenthredo mioceras - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) | 
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Benson, R.B., 1952 | |
| root | root is foodplant of larva | Liophloeus tessulatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) | Morris, M.G., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by erumpent, becoming superficial pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph | Metasphaeria complanata - an ascomycete (Dothideales: Dothioraceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by immersed, densely crowded, subiculate pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph | Phoma longissima - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causing parallel black stripes 0.5-2mm broad, often several cm long, and covering large areas] | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by sessile apothecium | Mollisia lychnidis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by apothecium | Unguiculella hamulata - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by apothecium | Urceolella crispula - a discomycete (Helotiales: Hyaloscyphaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Dactylella anamorph | Dactylella arnaudii - an anamorphic fungus (Orbiliaceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | ||
| stem (dead) | dead stem is decayed by effuse colony of Stachybotrys dematiaceous anamorph | Stachybotrys cylindrospora - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus | 
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
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stem (dead, decayed) | dead, decayed stem is decayed by fruitbody | Lachnella villosa - a cyphelloid fungus (Agaricales: Marasmiaceae) | Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | |
| stem (residual cortex) (dead) | dead stem (residual cortex) is decayed by erumpent apothecium | Pirottaea nigrostriata - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) |
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Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | |
| stem (rotting) | rotting stem is decayed by almost sessile or shortly stalked apothecium | Pseudombrophila deerrata - a discomycete (Pezizales: Pyronemataceae) | Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 |
Heracleum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level
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MAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants) |
MAGNOLIIDAE (dicotyledonous flowering plants) |
APIACEAE (umbellifers - formerly Umbelliferae) |
References
| Benson, R.B., 1952 | Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b) |
| Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 | Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook |
| Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 | Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota |
| Morris, M.G., 1997 | Broad-Nosed Weevils (Entiminae) |
| Spencer, K.A., 1972 | Diptera: Agromyzidae |
| White, I.M., 1988 | Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae) |
