Aster L.
(Michaelmas daisies)

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

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see '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
(live) live is foodplant of Major Phytonemus pallidus Cyclamen Mite Trombidiformes: Tarsonemidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Arachnida/Trombidiformes/Tarsonemidae/Phytonemus pallidus/Phytonemus palliduscyclamen mite Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesliveMajor feeds on live
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Calycomyza humeralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Calycomyza humeralis/Calycomyza humeralisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Calycomyza humeralis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Calycomyza humeralis/Calycomyza humeralisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Minor Liriomyza eupatorii a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza eupatorii/Liriomyza eupatoriia leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleafMinor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Minor Liriomyza pusilla a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza pusilla/Liriomyza pusillaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleafMinor larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Liriomyza strigata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza strigata/Liriomyza strigataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Foreign Nemorimyza posticata a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Nemorimyza posticata/Nemorimyza posticataa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Foreign Ophiomyia maura a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia maura/Ophiomyia mauraa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf may house puparium Foreign Ophiomyia maura a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Ophiomyia maura/Ophiomyia mauraa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf puparium may be found in leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Cornutrypeta spinifrons Rhinoceros Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Cornutrypeta spinifrons/Cornutrypeta spinifronsrhinoceros flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Trypeta zoe Hemp Agrimony Leafminer Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Trypeta zoe/Trypeta zoehemp agrimony leafminerlarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (limp, discoloured) limp, discoloured leaf may be infected and damaged by Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi Chrysanthemum Eelworm, Leaf and Bud Eelworm Aphelenchida: Aphelenchoididae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Nematoda/Secernentea (Class)/Aphelenchida/Aphelenchoididae/Aphelenchoides ritzemabosi/Aphelenchoides ritzemabosichrysanthemum eelworm, leaf and bud eelworm Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisieslimp, discolouredleaf infects and damages limp, discoloured leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by Cercosporella anamorph Foreign Cercosporella virgaureae an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Cercosporella virgaureae/Cercosporella virgaureaean anamorphic fungusCercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesliveleaf Cercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesliveleaf effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf may be infected and damaged by Phialophora anamorph UK/Ireland Phialophora asteris an anamorphic fungus Chaetothyriales: Herpotrichiellaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Eurotiomycetes/Chaetothyriales/Herpotrichiellaceae/Phialophora asteris/Phialophora asterisan anamorphic fungusPhialophora anamorph Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesliveleaf Phialophora anamorph infects and damages live leaf
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by loosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projecting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis achilleae var asteris a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis achilleae var. asteris/Phomopsis achilleae var. asterisa coelomyceteloosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projectingpycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisiesdeadstem loosely gregarious, sometimes linearly arranged, covered then projecting pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (live) live stem is spotted by effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph Alternaria zinniae a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Pleosporales: Pleosporaceae Alternaria zinniae, David, J.C., 1991
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Pleosporaceae/Alternaria zinniae/Alternaria zinniaea dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyAltenaria dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / spot causer /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Aster/AsterMichaelmas daisieslivestem effuse colony of Altenaria dematiaceous anamorph causes spots on live stem

Aster (Michaelmas daisies) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1995Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1Phytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 1, 333pp, IHW-Verlag
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
David, J.C., 1991Alternaria zinniaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1077.
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
Aster corymbosus
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster grandiflorus
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster laevis
Glaucous Michaelmas-daisy
Species 2 trophisms
Aster linosyris
Goldilocks Aster
Species 1 trophisms 1 references
Aster novae-angliae
Hairy Michaelmas-daisy
Species 3 trophisms
Aster novi-belgii
Confused Michaelmas-daisy
Species 3 trophisms
Aster pilosus
Frost Aster
Species 2 trophisms
Aster prealtus
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster ptarmicoides
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 2 trophisms
Aster puniceus
Red-stalk Aster
Species 2 trophisms
Aster simplex
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 2 trophisms
Aster tanacetifolius
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster tardiflorus
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster tradescantii
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Aster tripolium
Sea-aster, Sea Aster
Species 27 trophisms
Aster turbinellus
a garden Michaelmas-daisy
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusAster (Michaelmas daisies)
TribeAstereae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Aster (Michaelmas daisies)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Rand, M. 2009 Hampshire Flora Group: Asteraceae workshop.

Aster (Michaelmas daisies) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Aster (Michaelmas daisies):

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