BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK)

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions)

Subtaxa

Rank Taxon #subtaxa #photos #macrophotos #microphotos #refs #webs
Species Agrostemma githago L. (Corncockle)   2 2   2  
Genus Arenaria (sandworts) 1 7 15     7
Genus Cerastium (mouse-ears) 7 31 21     48
Species Cucubalus baccifer L. (Berry Catchfly)           3
Genus Dianthus (pinks) 7 24       94
Genus Gypsophila (gypsophilas) 1         3
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         2
Genus Scleranthus (knawels) 1 5 2     1
Genus Silene (campions and catchflies) 10 73 73   1 80
Species Spergula arvensis L. (Corn Spurrey)   2       5
Genus Spergularia (spurreys) 4 33 34     29
Genus Stellaria (chickweeds) 6 44 30 6 2 46

Suggested Literature

CARYOPHYLLACEAE 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 CARYOPHYLLACEAE:

is foodplant of Gronops lunatus - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
has sap sucked by nymph Syromastus rhombeus - a squashbug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
has sap sucked by adult Syromastus rhombeus - a squashbug (Hemiptera: Coreidae) Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
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 (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 male 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) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
Bullock, J.A., 1992
Photos 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) UK/Ireland 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) UK/Ireland 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) Foreign 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

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)

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
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., 2002 True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976 Thysanoptera
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles
Spencer, K.A., 1972 Diptera: Agromyzidae

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