Lithospermum L.
(gromwells)

Interactions where Lithospermum 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
leaves (terminal) leaves (terminal) is galled by Brachycaudus helichrysi Leaf-curling Plum Aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysi/Brachycaudus (Brachycaudus) helichrysileaf-curling plum aphid Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Lithospermum/Lithospermumgromwellsleaves (terminal) causes gall of leaves (terminal)
shoot tip shoot tip is galled by larva Dasineura lithospermi a gall midge Diptera: Cecidomyiidae Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls, Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Cecidomyiidae/Dasineura lithospermi/Dasineura lithospermia gall midgelarva Foodplant / gall /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Boraginaceae/Lithospermum/Lithospermumgromwellsshoot tip larva causes gall of shoot tip

Author & YearTitleSource
Stubbs, F.B. (Editor), 1986Provisional Keys to British Plant Galls95pp, British Plant Gall Society (BPGS)

Lithospermum (gromwells) 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
Species 3 trophisms
Species 6 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusLithospermum (gromwells)
FamilyBORAGINACEAE (borages, comfreys and forget-me-nots)
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 Lithospermum (gromwells)

Lithospermum (gromwells) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Lithospermum (gromwells):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 13 images of Lithospermum (gromwells)
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