Capsella bursa-pastoris (L.) Medik.
(Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)

Interactions where Capsella bursa-pastoris 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
is foodplant of larva Ceutorhynchus erysimi a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Ceutorhynchus erysimi/Ceutorhynchus erysimia weevillarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purse larva feeds on
(live) live has sap sucked by Foreign Macrosiphum avenae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962, Fjelddalen, J., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Macrosiphum avenae/Macrosiphum avenaean aphid Foodplant / sap suckerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselive sucks sap of live
(live) live is parasitised by UK/Ireland Erysiphe cruciferarum Brassica Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Erysiphe cruciferarum/Erysiphe cruciferarumbrassica powdery mildew Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselive parasitises live
green parts (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted green parts of young plant is swollen by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselive, discoloured, distortedgreen partsyoung plantMajor (esp. 10-11)colony causes swelling of live, discoloured, distorted green parts of young plant
leaf-mine (end of) leaf-mine (end of) may house puparium UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / withinUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purseleaf-mine (end of) puparium may be found in leaf-mine (end of)
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Chromatomyia horticola a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia horticola/Chromatomyia horticolaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purseleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live, discoloured, distorted) live, discoloured, distorted leaf of young plant is swollen by colony UK/IrelandMajor Albugo candida s. lat. White Blister or White Rust Of Brassicaceae Albuginales: Albuginaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White Blister, Bailey, A.G., 1989
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes), Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Albuginales/Albuginaceae/Albugo candida s. lat./Albugo candida s. lat.white blister or white rust of Brassicaceaecolony Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselive, discoloured, distortedleafyoung plantMajor (esp. 10-11)colony causes swelling of live, discoloured, distorted leaf of young plant
leaf (live, with nibbled holes) live, with nibbled holes leaf is grazed by adult Phaedon cochleariae Mustard Beetle, Watercress Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Phaedon cochleariae/Phaedon cochleariaemustard beetle, watercress beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselive, with nibbled holesleaf (5-9)adult grazes on live, with nibbled holes leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by hypophyllous colony of sporangium UK/IrelandMajor Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat. Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat./Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat.brassica downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purseliveleafMajor (1-4)hypophyllous colony of sporangium causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph UK/Ireland Mycosphaerella capsellae an ascomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol 1, Braun, U., 1995
Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Mycosphaerella capsellae/Mycosphaerella capsellaean ascomycetecolonyPseudocercosporella anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purseliveleaf colony of Pseudocercosporella anamorph causes spots on live leaf
root root may be infected and damaged by Rhizoctonia anamorph Helicobasidium purpureum Violet Root Rot - causative organism Helicobasidiales: Helicobasidiaceae Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of Asparagus, Fox, R.T.V., 2006
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Helicobasidiales/Helicobasidiaceae/Helicobasidium purpureum/Helicobasidium purpureumviolet root rot (causative organism)Rhizoctonia anamorph Foodplant / pathogen /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purseroot Rhizoctonia anamorph infects and damages root
stem (live) live stem is swollen by colony of sporangium UK/IrelandMajor Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat. Brassica Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
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/Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat./Hyaloperonospora parasitica s. lat.brassica downy mildewcolonysporangium Foodplant / false gallUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Brassicales/Brassicaceae/Capsella bursa-pastoris/Capsella bursa-pastorisshepherd’s purse, shepherd's-purselivestemMajor (1-4)colony of sporangium causes swelling of live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Bailey, A.G., 1989Fungal foes in your garden no 6: White BlisterMycologist Vol 03 (3): 146.
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
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
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
Fjelddalen, J., 1964Aphids Recorded on Cultivated Plants in Norway 1946-1962Norsk. Ent. Tidskr. 12: 259-295.
Fox, R.T.V., 2006Fungal foes in your garden no 59: Violet root rot of AsparagusMycologist Vol 19 (1): 46-47.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)
Thines, M. & Spring, O., 2005A revision of Albugo (Chromista, Peronosporomycetes)Mycotaxon 92: 443-458.

Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCapsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)
GenusCapsella (a genus of flowering plants)
FamilyBRASSICACEAE (cabbages, cresses etc.)
OrderBRASSICALES (cabbages, cresses, weld, mignonette, spiderflowers and garden nasturtiums)
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 Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse)

Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Capsella bursa-pastoris (Shepherd’s Purse, Shepherd’s-purse):

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