Blackstonia perfoliata (L.) Huds.
(Yellow-wort)

Interactions where Blackstonia perfoliata 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
is foodplant of UK/IrelandQuestionable Smicronyx reichi a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Smicronyx reichi/Smicronyx reichia weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wort? feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by dense white to greyish, hypopyllous colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora chlorae a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Peronospora chlorae, Hall, G., 1994
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora chlorae/Peronospora chloraea downy mildewdense white to greyish, hypopyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortlive dense white to greyish, hypopyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Restricted Chromatomyia blackstoniae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia blackstoniae/Chromatomyia blackstoniaea leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortleaf-mineSole puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Chromatomyia blackstoniae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia blackstoniae/Chromatomyia blackstoniaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortleafSole larva mines leaf
root (live) live root has sap sucked by subterranean UK/Ireland Aphis gentianae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to Britain, Baker, E.A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis gentianae/Aphis gentianaean aphidsubterranean Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortliveroot subterranean sucks sap of live root
stem base (live) live stem base has sap sucked by subterranean UK/Ireland Aphis gentianae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to Britain, Baker, E.A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis gentianae/Aphis gentianaean aphidsubterranean Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Blackstonia perfoliata/Blackstonia perfoliatayellow-wortlivestem base subterranean sucks sap of live stem base

Blackstonia perfoliata (Yellow-wort) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, E.A., 2009Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to BritainBR. J. ENT. NAT. HIST. 22: 147-150.
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1994Peronospora chloraeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1191.
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesBlackstonia perfoliata (Yellow-wort)
FamilyGENTIANACEAE (centauries and gentians)
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 Blackstonia perfoliata (Yellow-wort)

Blackstonia perfoliata (Yellow-wort) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Blackstonia perfoliata (Yellow-wort):

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