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Hesperis matronalis L. (Dame's Violet)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos
Hesperis matronalis Plant 9 June 2001 Berks England 3
Hesperis matronalis Plant 9 June 2001 Berks England 8
Hesperis matronalis Plant 26 June 1977 Surrey England 1

Suggested Literature

Hesperis matronalis may be covered by literature listed under:

BIOTA
(living things)
Eukaryota
(eukaryotes)
PLANTAE
(plants)
SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
BRASSICACEAE
(cabbages, cresses etc - formerly Cruciferae)

Feeding and other inter-species relationships

Associated with Hesperis matronalis:

(live) live is parasitised by colony of sporangium Peronospora parasitica - Brassica Downy Mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) UK/Ireland Preece, T.F., 2002
(live) live is parasitised by Erysiphe cruciferarum - a powdery mildew (Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae) UK/Ireland Ing, B., 1990
(live) live may be infected and damaged by Leptosphaeria maculans - Brassica Canker, Black Leg And Dry Rot (Causative Organism) (Pleosporales: Leptosphaeriaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997

Hesperis matronalis may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
BRASSICACEAE
(cabbages, cresses etc - formerly Cruciferae)
Hesperis
(dame's-violets)

References

Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook
Ing, B., 1990 An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews
Preece, T.F., 2002 A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles

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