BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

Tussilago farfara L. (Coltsfoot)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos #microphotos
Tussilago farfara Non-flowering 14 July 2001 Berks England 2
Tussilago farfara Plant 20 May 2001 Berks England 2
Tussilago farfara Plant 3 May 1999 Berks England 8
Tussilago farfara In flower 7 March 1999 Berks England 3
Tussilago farfara Plant 4 July 1998 Berks England 8
Tussilago farfara In flower 7 March 1998 Berks England 14
Tussilago farfara Plant 21 March 1969 E. Sussex England 1

Suggested Literature

Tussilago farfara may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Tussilago farfara:

(live) live is parasitised by Golovinomyces cichoracearum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Coleosporium tussilaginis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Coleosporiaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous uredium Coleosporium tussilaginis - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Coleosporiaceae) Major Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by subcuticular mycelial strands of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph Asteroma impressum - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes reddish-brown spots]
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by pycnidium of Asteroma coelomycetous anamorph Asteroma impressum - a coelomycete (Diaporthales: Valsaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes reddish-brown spots]
leaf leaf is galled by hypophyllous aecium Puccinia poarum - Meadow Grass Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes round, yellow or purplish red, thickened spots, 1-2cm diam.]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Phytomyza tussilaginis - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae) Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine linear, initially narrow, widening up to 3mm at end, generally long and often forming a secondary blotch]
leaf leaf is mined by larva Acidia cognata - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
leaf leaf is mined by larva Trypeta zoe - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
leaf leaf is mined by larva Trypeta zoe - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988
leaf leaf is mined by larva Vidalia cornuta - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Tenthredo mandibularis - a sawfly (Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae) Minor Benson, R.B., 1952
leaf leaf is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia poarum - Meadow Grass Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Tussilago farfara may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ASTERACEAE
(daisies, dandelions and thistles - formerly Compositae)

References

Benson, R.B., 1952 Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986 Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)