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Stellaria media (L.) Villars (Common Chickweed)

Records (and photo sets)

Taxon Summary Date Vice-county Country #photos #macrophotos
Stellaria media Plant 27 September 2001 Berks England 5 8
Stellaria media Plant 10 April 1971 East Norfolk England 2

Suggested Literature

Stellaria media 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 Stellaria media:

(live) live is parasitised by Peronospora alsinearum - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Plants pale, stunted]
has sap sucked by nymph Stygnocoris rusticus - a ground bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) Questionable Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
has sap sucked by adult Stygnocoris rusticus - a ground bug (Hemiptera: Lygaeidae) Questionable Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
Photos leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia arenariae - Sweet William Rust (Uredinales: Pucciniaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Questionable Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Melampsorella caryophyllacearum - a rust fungus (Uredinales: Pucciniastraceae) Questionable Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by epiphyllous, numerous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Mycosphaerella isariophora - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes whitish or pale brown spots]
leaf (upper), seedling (live) live leaf (upper) of seedling is parasitised by Peronospora alsinearum - a downy mildew (Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae) Minor Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [Plants pale, stunted]
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Hypera diversipunctata - a weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) UK/Ireland Morris, M.G., 2002
stem (live) live stem is spotted by numerous pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph Mycosphaerella isariophora - an ascomycete (Mycosphaerellales: Mycosphaerellaceae) Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997 [causes whitish or pale brown spots]

Stellaria media may be associated with more taxa listed at higher taxonomic level

SPERMATOPHYTA
(vascular plants)
MAGNOLIOPSIDA
(flowering plants)
MAGNOLIIDAE
(dicotyledonous flowering plants)
CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(chickweeds, stitchworts and campions)
Stellaria
(chickweeds)

References

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
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959 Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles

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