RUBIACEAE
(madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)

Interactions where RUBIACEAE 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').

Filters:

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
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Foreign Orobanche caryophyllacea Bedstraw Broomrape, Clove-scented Broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche caryophyllacea/Orobanche caryophyllaceabedstraw broomrape, clove-scented broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Rubiaceae/Rubiaceaemadder, goosegrass and bedstrawsroot underground tuber parasitises root

Author & YearTitleSource
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press

RUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws) 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
Asperula
woodruffs
Genus 2 subtaxa 17 trophisms
Cruciata laevipes
Crosswort
Species 21 trophisms
Galium
bedstraws
Genus 9 subtaxa 205 trophisms 2 references
Gardenia
gardenias
Genus 4 trophisms
Rubia
madders
Genus 1 subtaxa 8 trophisms
Sherardia arvensis
Field Madder
Species 15 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
FamilyRUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for RUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Sell, P. & Murrell, G. 2005 Flora of Great Britain and Ireland 4: Campanulaceae to Asteraceae Flora of Great Britain and Ireland, 4, 644pp, Cambridge University Press

RUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to RUBIACEAE (madder, goosegrass and bedstraws):

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