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Carduus nutans L. (Musk Thistle)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Carduus nutans In flower 23 June 2005 North Wiltshire England 5
Carduus nutans In flower 23 June 2005 North Wiltshire England 5
Carduus nutans Plant 16 July 1977 Surrey England 2
Carduus nutans Plant 10 August 1974 (Yorks) England 1
Carduus nutans Plant 22 June 1971 East Norfolk England 1
Carduus nutans Plant 7 July 1968 East Sussex England 1

Suggested Literature

Carduus nutans 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)
Cardueae
(“thistles”)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Carduus nutans:

Photos (live) live is parasitised by Golovinomyces cichoracearum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) Foreign Ing, B., 1990
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia calcitrapae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
is foodplant of Hadroplontus trimaculatus - a beetle (Coleoptera) Bullock, J.A., 1992
is foodplant of larva Terellia serratulae - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
Photos is foodplant of larva Urophora stylata - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland Questionable White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Rhinocyllus conicus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
capitulum capitulum is galled by larva Urophora solstitialis - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland Major White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Chaetostomella cylindrica - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may contain larva Ensina sonchi - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign Questionable White, I.M., 1988
Photos capitulum capitulum may contain larva Tephritis hyoscyami - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) UK/Ireland White, I.M., 1988
Photos capitulum capitulum may contain larva Xyphosia miliaria - a gall fly (Diptera: Tephritidae) Foreign White, I.M., 1988
capitulum capitulum may house puparium Rhinocyllus conicus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Puccinia calcitrapae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by uredinoid, mostly epiphyllous aecium Puccinia calcitrapae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Puccinia calcitrapae - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous colony of Ramularia anamorph Ramularia cardui - an anamorphic fungus (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes whitish or pale brown, often dark-bordered spots, 1-5mm diam.]
leaf (radical) leaf (radical) is foodplant of imago Rhinocyllus conicus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992
leaf (upper surface) (windowed) windowed leaf (upper surface) is grazed by larva Lema cyanella - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007 [larvae dorsally carry a cover of excrement]
leaf leaf is grazed by adult Lema cyanella - a leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) Cox, M.L., 2007
stem stem is foodplant of larva Cheilosia cynocephala - a hoverfly (Diptera: Syrphidae) Rotheray, G.E., 1993

Carduus nutans 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)
Carduus
(a genus of thistles)

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
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Redfern, M. & Askew, R.R., 1992 Plant Galls
Rotheray, G.E., 1993 Colour Guide to Hoverfly Larvae (Diptera, Syrphidae) in Britain and Europe
White, I.M., 1988 Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)

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