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Spergula arvensis L. (Corn Spurrey)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Spergula arvensis Plant 6 July 1975 Surrey England 1
Spergula arvensis Plant 3 August 1971 South Devon England 1

Suggested Literature

Spergula arvensis 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 Spergula arvensis:

is foodplant of Gronops lunatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
is foodplant of larva Sibinia potentillae - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
flower flower is grazed by larva Hypera arator - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia arenariae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera arator - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002

Spergula arvensis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(chickweeds, stitchworts and campions)

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
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae

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