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Plantago maritima L. (Sea Plantain)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Plantago maritima In flower 11 June 2007 West Cornwall England 9
Plantago maritima In bud 10 June 2007 West Cornwall England 1
Plantago maritima Plant 5 September 1970 East Sussex England 1

Suggested Literature

Plantago maritima 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 maritima:

(live) live is parasitised by conidial anamorph Erysiphe sordida - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
(live) live is parasitised by cleistothecium Erysiphe sordida - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of Mecinus collaris - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Trichosirocalus rufulus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of Trichosirocalus thalhammeri - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
base base may have adult Phaedon concinnus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Chrysolina intermedia - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) UK/Ireland Major Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Chrysolina intermedia - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) UK/Ireland Major Cox, M.L., 2007
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 leaf is grazed by adult Chrysolina haemoptera - Plantain Leaf Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Captivity Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Phaedon concinnus - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Longitarsus plantagomaritimus - Sea Plantain Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) UK/Ireland Kevan D.K., 1967
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
Bullock, J.A., 1992
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Longitarsus plantagomaritimus - Sea Plantain Flea Beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) UK/Ireland Restricted Kevan D.K., 1967
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995
Bullock, J.A., 1992

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

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

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
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Hodge, P.J. & Jones, R.A., 1995 New British Beetles: species not in Joy’s practical handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Kevan D.K., 1967 The British Species of the genus Longitarsus (Col., Chrysomelidae)

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