CARYOPHYLLACEAE
(chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)

Interactions where CARYOPHYLLACEAE 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 UK/Ireland Gronops lunatus a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Gronops lunatus/Gronops lunatusa weevil Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug Hemiptera: Coreidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Syromastus rhombeus/Syromastus rhombeusrhombic leatherbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Syromastus rhombeus Rhombic Leatherbug Hemiptera: Coreidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Coreidae/Syromastus rhombeus/Syromastus rhombeusrhombic leatherbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation nymph sucks sap of
flower flower is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationflower larva grazes on flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of male Thrips atratus Carnation Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips atratus/Thrips atratuscarnation thripsmale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationliveflower (5-10)male feeds on live flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of female Thrips atratus Carnation Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips atratus/Thrips atratuscarnation thripsfemale Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationliveflower (1-11)female feeds on live flower
flower (live) live flower is foodplant of larva Thrips atratus Carnation Thrips Thysanoptera: Thripidae Thysanoptera, Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Thysanoptera/Thripidae/Thrips atratus/Thrips atratuscarnation thripslarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationliveflower (5-10)larva feeds on live flower
leaf leaf is grazed by larva UK/Ireland Hypera arator a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Hypera arator/Hypera aratora weevillarva Foodplant / open feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationleaf larva grazes on 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/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous telium Puccinia arenariae Sweet William Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia arenariae/Puccinia arenariaesweet william rusthypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationliveleaf hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf
ovary (live) live ovary may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus Foreign Microbotryum duriaeanum Chickweed Seedsmut Microbotryales: Microbotryaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Microbotryales/Microbotryaceae/Microbotryum duriaeanum/Microbotryum duriaeanumchickweed seedsmutembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Caryophyllaceae/Caryophyllaceaechickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnationliveovary embedded sorus infects and damages live ovary

Author & YearTitleSource
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota517pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
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
Mound L.A., Morison, G.D., Pitkin, B.R. & Palmer, J.M., 1976ThysanopteraHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 1, part 11, 79pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation) 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
Agrostemma githago
Corncockle
Species 2 trophisms 2 references
Arenaria
sandworts
Genus 2 subtaxa 9 trophisms 1 references
Cerastium
mouse-ears
Genus 12 subtaxa 65 trophisms 2 references
Dianthus
pinks
Genus 9 subtaxa 122 trophisms 1 references
Gypsophila
gypsophilas
Genus 2 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Herniaria
ruptureworts
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
Honckenya peploides
Sea Sandwort
Species 2 trophisms
Illecebrum verticillatum
Coral Necklace, Coral-necklace
Species 1 references
Lychnis
a genus of catchflies
Genus 8 trophisms
Minuartia
sandworts
Genus 4 subtaxa 7 trophisms 1 references
Moehringia
a genus of flowering plants
Genus 1 subtaxa 6 trophisms
Moenchia erecta
Upright Chickweed
Species 1 trophisms
Myosoton aquaticum
Water Chickweed
Species 3 trophisms
Petrorhagia
a genus of pinks
Genus 2 subtaxa 3 trophisms 1 references
Sagina
pearlworts
Genus 5 subtaxa 8 trophisms
Saponaria
soapworts
Genus 2 subtaxa 12 trophisms
Scleranthus
knawels
Genus 1 subtaxa 4 trophisms
Silene
campions and catchflies
Genus 16 subtaxa 124 trophisms 12 references
Spergula arvensis
Corn Spurrey
Species 6 trophisms
Spergularia
spurreys
Genus 3 subtaxa 29 trophisms
Stellaria
chickweeds
Genus 6 subtaxa 65 trophisms 2 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
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 CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation)

CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to CARYOPHYLLACEAE (chickweeds, stitchworts and campions, carnation):

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