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Matricaria (a genus of mayweeds)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #photos #macrophotos #webs
Species Matricaria discoidea DC. (Pineapple-weed, Rayless Mayweed) 6   2
Species Matricaria recutita L. (Scented Mayweed) 8 4 5

Suggested Literature

Matricaria may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Matricaria:

is foodplant of larva Amara aulica - a ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) Questionable Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Olibrus aeneus - a smut beetle (Coleoptera: Phalacridae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Pseudostyphlus pillumus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Foreign Morris, M.G., 2002
may have adult Chrysolina marginata - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Foreign Cox, M.L., 2007
may have adult Cryptocephalus bilineatus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Apion sorbi - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Questionable Morris, M.G., 1990
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Bullock, J.A., 1992
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Apion hookeri - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Questionable Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
capitulum? capitulum? may contain larva Apion dispar - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Foreign Rare Morris, M.G., 1990
inflorescence inflorescence may contain larva Napomyza lateralis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Rare Spencer, K.A., 1972
Photos leaf leaf is mined by larva Trypeta zoe - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Ochrosis ventralis - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Ochrosis ventralis - a flea beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem (lower, then rootstock) stem (lower, then rootstock) may contain larva Apion confluens - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos stem stem is foodplant of larva Cheilosia vernalis - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Questionable Rotheray, G.E., 1993
stem stem may contain larva Napomyza lateralis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem is mined by larva Ophiomyia curvipalpis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Questionable Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem may house puparium Ophiomyia curvipalpis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Questionable Spencer, K.A., 1972

Matricaria may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae)
Anthemideae
(a tribe of composites)

References

Bullock, J.A., 1992 Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations
Cox, M.L., 2007 Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland
Morris, M.G., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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