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Papaver somniferum L. (Opium Poppy)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #webs
Species Papaver orientale L. (Oriental Poppy) 5

Suggested Literature

Papaver somniferum may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
PAPAVERACEAE
(poppies)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Papaver somniferum:

(live) live is parasitised by Erysiphe cruciferarum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
is foodplant of larva Stenocarus umbrinus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
capsule capsule is foodplant of colony of Dendryphion dematiaceous anamorph Pleospora papaveracea - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium Peronospora arborescens - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf leaf is foodplant of colony of Dendryphion dematiaceous anamorph Pleospora papaveracea - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by pseudothecium Pleospora papaveracea - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
stem stem is foodplant of colony of Dendryphion dematiaceous anamorph Pleospora papaveracea - an ascomycete (Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Papaver somniferum may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
Papaver
(poppies)

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
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews

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