Valeriana L.
(valerians)

Interactions where Valeriana 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
has sap sucked by nymph Questionable Acompus pallipes a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Acompus pallipes/Acompus pallipesa ground bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana/Valerianavalerians? nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Questionable Acompus pallipes a ground bug Hemiptera: Lygaeidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Lygaeidae/Acompus pallipes/Acompus pallipesa ground bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana/Valerianavalerians? adult sucks sap of
inflorescence inflorescence is galled by Aceria macrotuberculata a mite Trombidiformes: Eriophyidae /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Eriophyidae/Aceria macrotuberculata/Aceria macrotuberculataa mite Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana/Valerianavaleriansinflorescence causes gall of inflorescence
inflorescence inflorescence is galled by larva Contarinia valerianae a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Contarinia valerianae/Contarinia valerianaea gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Dipsacales/Caprifoliaceae/Valeriana/Valerianavaleriansinflorescence larva causes gall of inflorescence

Author & YearTitleSource
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Valeriana (valerians) 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
Valeriana dioica
Marsh Valerian
Species 8 trophisms
Valeriana officinalis
Common Valerian
Species 31 trophisms 1 references
Valeriana phu
Turkey Valerian
Species 2 trophisms
Valeriana pyrenaica
Pyrenean Valerian
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusValeriana (valerians)
FamilyCAPRIFOLIACEAE (honeysuckles, scabiouses and valerians)
OrderDIPSACALES (elder, honeysuckles, valerians, scabiouses and teasels)
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 Valeriana (valerians)

Valeriana (valerians) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Valeriana (valerians):

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