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Vicia cracca L. (Tufted Vetch)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Vicia cracca Plant 5 August 2001 Berks England 2 16
Vicia cracca Plant 17 July 1977 North Hampshire England 3
Vicia cracca Plant 10 July 1977 East Sussex England 2
Vicia cracca Plant 7 July 1971 East Sussex England 1
Vicia cracca Plant 25 June 1970 East Norfolk England 1

Suggested Literature

Vicia cracca 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 Vicia cracca:

Photos (live) live is parasitised by pycnium Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos (live) live is parasitised by telium Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of larva Apion spencii - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Apion vorax - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Apion craccae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos is parasitised by Erysiphe pisi var. pisi - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
flower (feeding on anthers, pistils) flower (feeding on anthers, pistils) may contain larva Apion viciae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous aecium Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous uredium Uromyces viciae-fabae var. viciae-fabae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (petiole) leaf (petiole) is mined by solitary larva Agromyza marionae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [long whitish stem mine, feeding downwards from a petiole or part of upper stem]
leaf leaf is galled by Vasates retiolatus - a gall mite Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 [especially on this plant]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Agromyza bicophaga - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Restricted Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear mine becoming a primary blotch]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera suspiciosa - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Major Morris, M.G., 2002
pod (feeding on unripe seeds) pod (feeding on unripe seeds) may contain larva Apion cerdo - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
pod (on unripe seeds) pod (on unripe seeds) may contain larva Apion pomonae - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
stem stem is galled by larva Apion gyllenhali - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
Bullock, J.A., 1992
stem stem is galled by larva Apion aethiops - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae) Major Morris, M.G., 1990
stem stem is galled by larva Agromyza erythrocephala - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Spencer, K.A., 1972 [about 2cm long]
stem stem is mined by solitary larva Agromyza marionae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [long whitish stem mine, feeding downwards from a petiole or part of upper stem]
stem stem may have puparium Agromyza erythrocephala - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) UK/Ireland Spencer, K.A., 1972
stem stem may have puparium Agromyza marionae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972

Vicia cracca may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
FABACEAE
(vetches, peas and beans - formerly Leguminosae or Papilionaceae)
Vicia
(vetches)

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
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., 1990 Orthocerous Weevils
Morris, M.G., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls

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