BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Genista (a genus of brooms)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Genista anglica L. (Petty Whin)	1	12	4
Species	Genista pilosa L. (Hairy Greenweed)		3	1
Species	Genista sagittalis (a broom)			2
Species	Genista sibirica (a broom)			2
Species	Genista tinctoria L. (Dyer's Greenweed)	2	12	10

Suggested Literature

Genista may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Genista:

		is foodplant of	Polydrusus confluens - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 1997
		is foodplant of larva	Sitona regensteinensis - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 1997
		is foodplant of larva	Sitona striatellus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 1997
		is associate of adult	Bruchidius villosus - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Agromyza johannae - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [linear mine adjoining leaf margin and running to apex of leaf then widening into a blotch.]
	pod wall	pod wall is mined by larva	Bruchidius cisti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007 [sinuous, sub-epidermal gallery several mm long]
	seed	seed may contain larva	Bruchidius cisti - a seed beetle (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)		Cox, M.L., 2007
	stem (young)	young stem is galled by larva	Apion atratulum - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)		Morris, M.G., 1990
	stem	stem is galled by larva	Apion immune - a seed weevil (Coleoptera: Apionidae)		Morris, M.G., 1990

Genista may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

References