Polygonatum Mill.
(Solomon’s-seals)

Interactions where Polygonatum 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
(live) live is parasitised by Kabatiella coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Aureobasidium microstictum an anamorphic fungus Dothideales: Saccotheciaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Dothideales/Saccotheciaceae/Aureobasidium microstictum/Aureobasidium microstictuman anamorphic fungusKabatiella coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealslive Kabatiella coelomycetous anamorph parasitises live
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by adult Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleaf (4-)adult grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by larva Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleaf (4-)larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is mined by larva Minor Parallelomma vittatum Orchid Leaf-miner Diptera: Scathophagidae A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the Midlands, Robbins, R., 1990
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Scathophagidae/Parallelomma vittatum/Parallelomma vittatumorchid leaf-minerlarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleafMinor (summer)larva mines live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is grazed by gregarious larva Restricted Phymatocera aterrima Solomon’s Seal Sawfly, Solomon’s-seal Sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Phymatocera aterrima/Phymatocera aterrimaSolomon's seal sawfly, Solomon's-seal sawflygregariouslarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleafSole gregarious larva grazes on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by gregarious or scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phyllosticta cruenta a coelomycete Botryosphaeriales: Phyllostictaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Botryosphaeriales/Phyllostictaceae/Phyllosticta cruenta/Phyllosticta cruentaa coelomycetegregarious or scattered, epiphyllouspycnidiumPhyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealsliveleaf gregarious or scattered, epiphyllous pycnidium of Phyllosticta coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem (live) live stem is grazed by adult Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetleadult Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealslivestem (4-)adult grazes on live stem
stem (live) live stem is grazed by larva Lilioceris lilii Lily Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden Plants, Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Lilioceris lilii/Lilioceris liliilily beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asparagales/Asparagaceae/Polygonatum/PolygonatumSolomon’s-sealslivestem (4-)larva grazes on live stem

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
Buczacki, S. & Harris, K., 1998Pests, Diseases & Disorders of Garden PlantsCollins Photoguide, 2nd edition edition, Collins
Dennis, R.W.G., 1995Fungi of the South East England383pp, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
Robbins, R., 1990A Provisional Atlas of The Leaf Miners of Warwickshire, with notes on others occurring in the MidlandsBenchmark Atlas Series, 1991? edition, 181pp, Warwickshire Museum Service

Polygonatum (Solomon’s-seals) 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
Polygonatum multiflorum
Solomon’s Seal, Solomon’s-seal, Sow’s Tits
Species 4 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusPolygonatum (Solomon’s-seals)
FamilyASPARAGACEAE (hyacinths)
OrderASPARAGALES (orchids, daffodils, onions & irises)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Polygonatum (Solomon’s-seals)

Polygonatum (Solomon’s-seals) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Polygonatum (Solomon’s-seals):

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