BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Plantago lanceolata L. (Ribwort)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Plantago lanceolata Plant 25 May 1969 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Plantago lanceolata 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 Plantago lanceolata:

(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Podosphaera plantaginis - Ribwort Plantain Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Podosphaera plantaginis - Ribwort Plantain Mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
is foodplant of Alophus triguttatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 1997
is foodplant of Gymnetron labile - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos is foodplant of Gymnetron pascuorum - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Mecinus circulatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Mecinus pyraster - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Trichosirocalus rufulus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Trichosirocalus troglodytes - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos inflorescence inflorescence is galled by Galled inflorescence of Plantago lanceolata - Galled inflorescence of Ribwort Plantain Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 [p 83, fig X-I]
leaf (dead attached) dead attached leaf is parasitised by erumpent, sessile apothecium Mollisia plantaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (dead) dead leaf is decayed by erumpent, linearly arranged pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma polygramma - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (fading) fading leaf is parasitised by erumpent, sessile apothecium Mollisia plantaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Chrysolina staphylaea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Chrysolina staphylaea - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Cercospora dematiaceous anamorph Cercospora plantaginis - a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes pale spots with brown margins]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia rhabdospora - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown or greyish-brown, sometimes bordered spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by erumpent, sessile apothecium Mollisia plantaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes brown spots]
leaf (vein) (dead often frayed) dead often frayed leaf (vein) is decayed by stromatic strand Spilopodia nervisequa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (vein) (dead often frayed) dead often frayed leaf (vein) is decayed by apothecium Spilopodia nervisequa - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is galled by Ditylenchus dipsaci Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza plantaginis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Major Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine long, narrow, whitish, linear]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Chrysolina banksi - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Chrysolina banksi - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Chrysolina haemoptera - Plantain Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo obsoleta - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Restricted Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is associate of fruitbody Thanatephorus sterigmaticus - a basidiomycete fungus (Ceratobasidiales: Ceratobasidiaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Photos peduncle (dead) dead peduncle is decayed by erumpent, linearly arranged pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma polygramma - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos petiole (dead) dead petiole is decayed by erumpent, linearly arranged pycnidium of Phoma coelomycetous anamorph Phoma polygramma - a coelomycete (Pleosporales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, sometimes becoming free pseudothecium Leptospora rubella - an ascomycete (Dothideales) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by colony of Stemphylium dematiaceous anamorph Pleospora herbarum - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by subepidermal, sometimes becoming superficial pseudothecium Pleospora herbarum - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (upper part) (dead) dead stem (upper part) is decayed by immersed uner blackish-brown epidermis conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis subordinaria - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (upper part) (live) live stem (upper part) is parasitised by immersed uner blackish-brown epidermis conidioma of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Phomopsis subordinaria - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem is decayed by scattered, sessile apothecium Pirottaea plantaginis - a discomycete (Helotiales: Dermateaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem is associate of fruitbody Thanatephorus sterigmaticus - a basidiomycete fungus (Ceratobasidiales: Ceratobasidiaceae) Major Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

Plantago lanceolata may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Plantago
(plantains)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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