Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum L.
(an opium poppy)

Interactions where Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum 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
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora arborescens s. lat. Poppy Downy Mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora arborescens s. lat./Peronospora arborescens s. lat.poppy downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Ranunculales/Papaveraceae/Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferum/Papaver somniferum subsp. somniferuman opium poppyliveleaf sporangium parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy) may be included in 'feeds on' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SubspeciesPapaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy)
SpeciesPapaver somniferum (Opium Poppy)
GenusPapaver (poppies)
SubfamilyPAPAVEROIDEAE (poppies)
FamilyPAPAVERACEAE (poppies and fumitories)
OrderRANUNCULALES (buttercups, poppies and barberries)
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 Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy)

Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Papaver somniferum ssp somniferum (an opium poppy):

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