Petasites japonicus (Siebold & Zucc.) Maxim.
(Giant Butterbur)

Interactions where Petasites japonicus 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
(live) live is parasitised by uredium Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungusuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburlive uredium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by telium Coleosporium tussilaginis a rust fungus Pucciniales: Coleosporiaceae British Parasitic Fungi, Moore, W.C., 1959
 /Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Coleosporiaceae/Coleosporium tussilaginis/Coleosporium tussilaginisa rust fungustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburlive telium parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Bromius obscurus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburliveleaf (5-10)adult grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foreign Ramularia major (An Anamorphic Fungus) Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia major/Ramularia major(an anamorphic fungus)amphigenouscolonyRamularia hyphomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburliveleaf amphigenous colony of Ramularia hyphomycetous anamorph parasitises live leaf
roots roots is foodplant of communal larva Bromius obscurus a leaf beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland, Cox, M.L., 2007
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Bromius obscurus/Bromius obscurusa leaf beetlecommunallarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Petasites japonicus/Petasites japonicusgiant butterburroots communal larva feeds on roots

Petasites japonicus (Giant Butterbur) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Cox, M.L., 2007Atlas of the Seed and Leaf Beetles of Britain and Ireland336pp, Pisces Publications
Moore, W.C., 1959British Parasitic Fungi430pp, Cambridge University Press
Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesPetasites japonicus (Giant Butterbur)
GenusPetasites (butterburs)
TribeSenecioneae (a tribe of composites)
SubfamilyASTEROIDEAE (“daisies”)
FamilyASTERACEAE (daisies, dandelions and thistles, composite)
OrderASTERALES (daisies, dandelions, thistles and bell flowers)
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 Petasites japonicus (Giant Butterbur)

Petasites japonicus (Giant Butterbur) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Petasites japonicus (Giant Butterbur):

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