BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions)

Subtaxa

Rank	Taxon
Species	Agrostemma githago L. (Corncockle)		2	2		2
Genus	Arenaria (sandworts)	1	7	15			7
Genus	Cerastium (mouse-ears)	8	31	21			50
Species	Corrigiola litoralis L. (Strapwort)		4
Species	Cucubalus baccifer L. (Berry Catchfly)						3
Genus	Dianthus (pinks)	7	24				98
Genus	Gypsophila (gypsophilas)	2					5
Genus	Herniaria (ruptureworts)	2
Species	Herniaria ciliolata Meld. (Fringed Rupturewort)	1	6
Species	Herniaria glabra L. (Smooth Rupturewort)					1
Species	Honckenya peploides (L.) Ehrh. (Sea Sandwort)		8				2
Genus	Lychnis (a genus of catchflies)	3	3	46	13		10
Genus	Minuartia (sandworts)	1	16			1	2
Species	Moehringia trinervia (L.) Clairv. (Three-nerved Sandwort)		9	16			5
Species	Moenchia erecta (L.) Gaertner, Meyer & Scherb. (Upright Chickweed)						1
Species	Myosoton aquaticum (L.) Moench (Water Chickweed)		2	2			3
Genus	Petrorhagia (a genus of pinks)					1
Genus	Sagina (pearlworts)	6	28	22			6
Genus	Saponaria (soapworts)	1
Species	Saponaria officinalis L. (Soapwort)						3
Genus	Scleranthus (knawels)	1
Species	Scleranthus annuus L. (Annual Knawel)	1	5	2			1
Genus	Silene (campions and catchflies)	10	73	73		1	80
Species	Spergula arvensis L. (Corn Spurrey)		2				6
Genus	Spergularia (spurreys)	4	33	34			29
Genus	Stellaria (chickweeds)	6	44	30	6	2	47

Suggested Literature

CARYOPHYLLACEAE may be covered by literature listed under:

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with CARYOPHYLLACEAE:

		is foodplant of	Gronops lunatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 2002
		has sap sucked by adult	Syromastus rhombeus - a squashbug (Hemiptera: Coreidae)		Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
		has sap sucked by nymph	Syromastus rhombeus - a squashbug (Hemiptera: Coreidae)		Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
	flower (live)	live flower is foodplant of male	Thrips atratus - Carnation Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)		Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
	flower (live)	live flower is foodplant of female	Thrips atratus - Carnation Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)		Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
	flower (live)	live flower is foodplant of larva	Thrips atratus - Carnation Thrips (Thysanoptera: Thripidae)		Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
	flower	flower is grazed by larva	Hypera arator - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 2002 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	leaf (live)	live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium	Puccinia arenariae - Sweet William Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005 Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
	leaf	leaf is mined by larva	Liriomyza strigata - a leaf-mining fly (Diptera: Agromyzidae)		Spencer, K.A., 1972 [mine follows midrib with short offshoots along lateral veins]
	leaf	leaf is grazed by larva	Hypera arator - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)		Morris, M.G., 2002 Bullock, J.A., 1992
	ovary (live)	live ovary may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus	Haradaea duriaeana - a smut fungus (Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae)		Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005

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

References