Colchicum L.
(colchicums)

Interactions where Colchicum is the victim or passive partner (and generally loses out from the process)

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

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Affected Part Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season Summary
bulb bulb may be infected and damaged by Minor Thanatephorus cucumeris Potato Stem Canker, Black Scurf, Tulip Grey Bulb Rot - causative organism Cantharellales: Ceratobasidiaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Cantharellales/Ceratobasidiaceae/Thanatephorus cucumeris/Thanatephorus cucumerispotato stem canker, black scurf, tulip grey bulb rot (causative organism) Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum/ColchicumcolchicumsbulbMinor infects and damages bulb
corm (live, imported) live, imported corm is parasitised by linear sorus Foreign Urocystis colchici Colchicum Smut, Smutty Naked Ladies Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis colchici/Urocystis colchicicolchicum smut, smutty naked ladieslinearsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum/Colchicumcolchicumslive, importedcorm linear sorus parasitises live, imported corm
flower (live) live flower of imported is parasitised by linear sorus ForeignRare Urocystis colchici Colchicum Smut, Smutty Naked Ladies Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis colchici/Urocystis colchicicolchicum smut, smutty naked ladieslinearsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum/ColchicumcolchicumsliveflowerimportedRare linear sorus parasitises live flower of imported
leaf (live) live leaf of imported is parasitised by linear sorus Foreign Urocystis colchici Colchicum Smut, Smutty Naked Ladies Urocystidales: Urocystidaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Urocystidaceae/Urocystis colchici/Urocystis colchicicolchicum smut, smutty naked ladieslinearsorus Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Liliales/Colchicaceae/Colchicum/Colchicumcolchicumsliveleafimported linear sorus parasitises live leaf of imported

Author & YearTitleSource
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984Ustilaginales of the British IslesMycological Papers, No 154, 96pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute

Colchicum (colchicums) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Colchicum autumnale
Meadow Saffron
Species 2 trophisms
Colchicum bulbocodium
Spring Meadow Saffron
Species 3 trophisms
Colchicum speciosum
a garden colchicum
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusColchicum (colchicums)
FamilyCOLCHICACEAE (colchicums)
OrderLILIALES (lilies)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Colchicum (colchicums)

Colchicum (colchicums) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Colchicum (colchicums):

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