Genista tinctoria L.
(Dyer’s Greenweed)

Interactions where Genista tinctoria 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 larva Meligethes bidentatus a pollen beetle Coleoptera: Nitidulidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Nitidulidae/Meligethes bidentatus/Meligethes bidentatusa pollen beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweed larva feeds on
is foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Heterocordylus genistae a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) genistae/Heterocordylus (Heterocordylus) genistaea plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedMajor feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by telium Minor Uromyces pisi-sativi Pea Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces pisi-sativi/Uromyces pisi-sativipea rusttelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedliveMinor telium parasitises live
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Calomicrus circumfusus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Calomicrus circumfusus/Calomicrus circumfususa leaf beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva Restricted Agromyza pulla a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Agromyza pulla/Agromyza pullaa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedleafSole larva mines leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by nocturnal larva Rhogogaster genistae a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Rhogogaster (Cytisogaster) genistae/Rhogogaster (Cytisogaster) genistaea sawflynocturnallarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedleaf nocturnal larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Minor Uromyces pisi-sativi Pea Rust Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Uromyces pisi-sativi/Uromyces pisi-sativipea rustmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedliveleafMinor mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
pod pod may contain larva Exapion difficile a seed weevil Coleoptera: Apionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
Orthocerous Weevils, Morris, M.G., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Apionidae/Exapion (Exapion) difficile/Exapion (Exapion) difficilea seed weevillarva Foodplant / internal feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedpod larva feeds within pod
pod (unripe) unripe pod has sap sucked by nymph Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Piezodorus lituratus/Piezodorus lituratusgorse shieldbugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedunripepod nymph sucks sap of unripe pod
pod (unripe) unripe pod has sap sucked by adult Piezodorus lituratus Gorse Shieldbug Hemiptera: Pentatomidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Pentatomidae/Piezodorus lituratus/Piezodorus lituratusgorse shieldbugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedunripepod adult sucks sap of unripe pod
root root is parasitised by underground tuber Minor Orobanche rapum-genistae Greater Broomrape Lamiales: Orobanchaceae Flora of the British Isles, Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985
 /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Lamiales/Orobanchaceae/Orobanche rapum-genistae/Orobanche rapum-genistaegreater broomrapeundergroundtuber Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweedrootMinor underground tuber parasitises root
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by superficial, abundant mycelium Microthyrium cytisi var cytisi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium cytisi var. cytisi/Microthyrium cytisi var. cytisia fly speck fungussuperficial, abundantmycelium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweeddeadstem (8-10)superficial, abundant mycelium is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by thyriothecium Microthyrium cytisi var cytisi a fly speck fungus Microthyriales: Microthyriaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Microthyriales/Microthyriaceae/Microthyrium cytisi var. cytisi/Microthyrium cytisi var. cytisia fly speck fungusthyriothecium Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Fabales/Fabaceae/Genista tinctoria/Genista tinctoriadyer's greenweeddeadstem (8-10)thyriothecium is saprobic on dead stem

Genista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Benson, R.B., 1952Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol VI, Part 2(b), 137pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Clapham, A.R., Tutin, T.G. & Moore, D.M., 1985Flora of the British Isles3 edition, 688pp, Cambridge University Press
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Morris, M.G., 1990Orthocerous WeevilsHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5 Part 16, 108pp, 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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesGenista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed)
GenusGenista (a genus of brooms)
SubfamilyFABOIDEAE (vetches, peas and beans)
FamilyFABACEAE (vetches, peas, beans, accacias, wattles and sennas)
OrderFABALES (vetches, peas, beans and milkworts)
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 Genista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed)

Genista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Genista tinctoria (Dyer’s Greenweed):

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