Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
(Thyme-leaved Sandwort)

Interactions where Arenaria serpyllifolia 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 Neides tipularius a stiltbug Hemiptera: Berytidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Neides tipularius/Neides tipulariusa stiltbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Arenaria serpyllifolia/Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwort nymph sucks sap of
has sap sucked by adult Neides tipularius a stiltbug Hemiptera: Berytidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Berytidae/Neides tipularius/Neides tipulariusa stiltbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Arenaria serpyllifolia/Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwort adult sucks sap of
(live) live may have epiphytic fruitbody Foreign Eonema pyriforme a resupinate fungus Agaricales: Hygrophoraceae The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - Confertobasidium, Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Hygrophoraceae/Eonema pyriforme/Eonema pyriformea resupinate fungusfruitbody Plant / epiphyteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Arenaria serpyllifolia/Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwortlive fruitbody grows on live
leaf (live, yellowed) live, yellowed leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora campestris a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
/Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora campestris/Peronospora campestrisa downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Arenaria serpyllifolia/Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwortlive, yellowedleaf sporangium parasitises live, yellowed leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Major Puccinia arenariae Sweet William Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia arenariae/Puccinia arenariaesweet william rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Arenaria serpyllifolia/Arenaria serpyllifoliathyme-leaved sandwortliveleafMajor hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Eriksson, J., Hjortstam, K. & Ryvarden, L., 1973The Corticiaceae of Northern Europe: 2 Aleurodiscus - ConfertobasidiumCorticiaceae of Northern Europe, The, 2, Fungiflora
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Arenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

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Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesArenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort)
GenusArenaria (Bot.) (sandworts)
FamilyCARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
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 Arenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Arenaria serpyllifolia Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012

Arenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Arenaria serpyllifolia (Thyme-leaved Sandwort):

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