Euphorbia peplus L.
(Petty Spurge)

Interactions where Euphorbia peplus 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 parasitised by cleistothecium UK/Ireland Podosphaera euphorbiae Spurge Mildew, Eurasian Poinsettia Powdery Mildew Erysiphales: Erysiphaceae An Introduction to British Powdery Mildews, Ing, B., 1990
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Leotiomycetes/Erysiphales/Erysiphaceae/Podosphaera euphorbiae/Podosphaera euphorbiaespurge mildew, eurasian poinsettia powdery mildewcleistothecium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia peplus/Euphorbia pepluspetty spurge cleistothecium parasitises
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous colony of sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora euphorbiae a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungal Records Database of Britain and Ireland, Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.
Peronospora euphorbiae, Hall, G., 1994
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora euphorbiae/Peronospora euphorbiaea downy mildewhypophyllouscolonysporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia peplus/Euphorbia pepluspetty spurgeliveleaf hypophyllous colony of sporangium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Major Melampsora euphorbiae Spurge Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae 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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora euphorbiae/Melampsora euphorbiaespurge rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia peplus/Euphorbia pepluspetty spurgeliveleafMajor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous telium Major Melampsora euphorbiae Spurge Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae 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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora euphorbiae/Melampsora euphorbiaespurge rustamphigenoustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia peplus/Euphorbia pepluspetty spurgeliveleafMajor amphigenous telium parasitises live leaf
stem (live) live stem is parasitised by telium Major Melampsora euphorbiae Spurge Rust Pucciniales: Melampsoraceae 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/Melampsoraceae/Melampsora euphorbiae/Melampsora euphorbiaespurge rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Malpighiales/Euphorbiaceae/Euphorbia peplus/Euphorbia pepluspetty spurgelivestemMajor telium parasitises live stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Cooper, J. & Kirk, P.M.Fungal Records Database of Britain and Irelandwww.fieldmycology.net/GBCHKLST/gbchklst.asp
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Hall, G., 1994Peronospora euphorbiaeI.M.I. Descriptions of Pathogenic Fungi and Bacteria CMI Descriptions of Pathenogenic Fungi and Bacteria Sheet 1194.
Ing, B., 1990An Introduction to British Powdery MildewsMycologist Vol 4 (1) et seq.
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

Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesEuphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge)
GenusEuphorbia (spurges)
FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE (spurges)
OrderMALPIGHIALES (poplars, willows, St John’s worts, spurges and violets)
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 Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge)

Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Euphorbia peplus (Petty Spurge):

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