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BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae)
Cardueae
(“thistles”)
Cirsium
(a genus of thistles)
Cirsium eriophorum
(Woolly Thistle)
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Cirsium eriophorum (L.) Scop. (Woolly Thistle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Cirsium eriophorum Plant 18 July 2000 Berks England 8
Cirsium eriophorum Plant 3 August 1980 North Wiltshire England 7
Cirsium eriophorum Plant 5 July 1980 North Wiltshire England 1
Cirsium eriophorum Plant 27 July 1972 South-east Yorkshire England 1

Suggested Literature

Cirsium eriophorum 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)		 Cardueae
(“thistles”)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Cirsium eriophorum:

Photos (live) live is parasitised by Golovinomyces cichoracearum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Foreign Ing, B., 1990
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia cnici - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia cnici - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of larva Terellia ruficauda - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
Photos is foodplant of larva Urophora stylata - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Chaetostomella cylindrica - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Chaetostomella cylindrica - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Terellia longicauda - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland Restricted White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Terellia winthemi - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland Questionable White, I.M., 1988
Photos capitulum capitulum may contain larva Xyphosia miliaria - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland Questionable White, I.M., 1988
Photos capitulum capitulum may contain larva Xyphosia miliaria - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by sometimes in rows conidioma of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma cirsii - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Puccinia cnici - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Puccinia cnici - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Rare Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Orobanche reticulata - Thistle Broomrape (Orobanchaceae) Major Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sometimes in rows conidioma of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma cirsii - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by sometimes in rows conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis cirsii - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Cirsium eriophorum 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)		 Cirsium
(a genus of thistles)

References

Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985 Flora of the British Isles
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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