Neottia ovata (L.) Bluff & Fingerh.
(Common Twayblade)

Interactions where Neottia ovata 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
flower flower is pollinated or fertilised by adult UK/Ireland Oedemera thick-legged flower beetles Coleoptera: Oedemeridae Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring?, Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R., 2008
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Oedemeridae/Oedemera/Oedemerathick-legged flower beetlesadult Plant / pollinatedUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Neottia ovata/Neottia ovatacommon twaybladeflower adult pollinates or fertilises flower
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous aecium Melampsora epitea var epitea a rust fungus 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 epitea var. epitea/Melampsora epitea var. epiteaa rust fungushypophyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Neottia ovata/Neottia ovatacommon twaybladeliveleaf hypophyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by pycnium Melampsora epitea var epitea a rust fungus 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 epitea var. epitea/Melampsora epitea var. epiteaa rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Neottia ovata/Neottia ovatacommon twaybladeliveleaf pycnium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, often circinate cluster cup of aecium Rare Puccinia sessilis Lily-of-the-valley, Ramsons and Arum 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 sessilis/Puccinia sessilislily-of-the-valley, ramsons and arum rusthypophyllous, often circinatecluster cupaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Neottia ovata/Neottia ovatacommon twaybladeliveleafRare hypophyllous, often circinate cluster cup of aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by hypophyllous, often circinate pycnium Rare Puccinia sessilis Lily-of-the-valley, Ramsons and Arum 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 sessilis/Puccinia sessilislily-of-the-valley, ramsons and arum rusthypophyllous, often circinatepycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Neottia ovata/Neottia ovatacommon twaybladeliveleafRare hypophyllous, often circinate pycnium parasitises live leaf

Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Bateman, R.M. & Sexton, R., 2008Is spur length of Platanthera species in the British Isles adaptively optimized or an evolutionary red herring?Watsonia Vol 27, part 1: 1-21.
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
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesNeottia ovata (Common Twayblade)
GenusNeottia (bird’s-nest orchids and twayblades)
FamilyORCHIDACEAE (orchids)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, onions & irises)
SubclassLILIIDAE (monocotyledonous 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 Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade)

Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Neottia ovata (Common Twayblade):

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