Atropa belladonna L.
(Deadly Nightshade)

Interactions where Atropa belladonna 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
is foodplant of pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Microsphaeropsis olivacea a coelomycete Pleosporales: Montagnulaceae Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Pleosporales/Montagnulaceae/Microsphaeropsis olivacea/Microsphaeropsis olivaceaa coelomycetepycnidiumConothyrium coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshade pycnidium of Conothyrium coelomycetous anamorph feeds on
is associate of fruitbody Lepiota fuscovinacea a dapperling Agaricales: Agaricaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Agaricales/Agaricaceae/Lepiota fuscovinacea/Lepiota fuscovinaceaa dapperlingfruitbody Plant / associate /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshade fruitbody is associated with
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Epitrix atropae Belladonna Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Epitrix atropae/Epitrix atropaebelladonna flea beetlelarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeleaf larva grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is grazed by imago Epitrix atropae Belladonna Flea Beetle Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Chrysomelidae/Epitrix atropae/Epitrix atropaebelladonna flea beetleimago Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeleaf imago grazes on leaf
leaf leaf is mined by larva UK/Ireland Liriomyza bryoniae a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Liriomyza bryoniae/Liriomyza bryoniaea leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / minerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by amphigenous, punctiform to subeffuse, whitish caespituli of Ramaria anamorph ForeignRestricted Ramularia atropae an anamorphic fungus Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol II, Braun, U., 1998
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Ramularia atropae/Ramularia atropaean anamorphic fungusamphigenous, punctiform to subeffuse, whitishcaespituliRamaria anamorph Foodplant / spot causerForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadeliveleafSole amphigenous, punctiform to subeffuse, whitish caespituli of Ramaria anamorph causes spots on live leaf
stem stem is parasitised by immersed perithecium Diaporthe chailletii a valsoid pyrenomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Diaporthe chailletii/Diaporthe chailletiia valsoid pyrenomyceteimmersedperithecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadestem immersed perithecium parasitises stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by immersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5 pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Phomopsis hysteriola a coelomycete Diaporthales: Diaporthaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
/Fungi/Ascomycota/Sordariomycetes/Diaporthales/Diaporthaceae/Phomopsis hysteriola/Phomopsis hysteriolaa coelomyceteimmersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5pycnidiumPhomopsis coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / saprobeUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadedeadstem immersed, or becoming erumpent, often in elongated groups of 2 to 5 pycnidium of Phomopsis coelomycetous anamorph is saprobic on dead stem
stem (dead) dead stem is decayed by fruitbody Minor Sistotremastrum suecicum a basidiomycete fungus Trechisporales: Hydnodontaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Agaricomycetes/Trechisporales/Hydnodontaceae/Sistotremastrum suecicum/Sistotremastrum suecicuma basidiomycete fungusfruitbody Foodplant / saprobe /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Solanales/Solanaceae/Atropa belladonna/Atropa belladonnadeadly nightshadedeadstemMinor fruitbody is saprobic on dead stem

Author & YearTitleSource
Braun, U., 1998Monograph of Cercosporella, Ramularia and Allied Genera - Vol IIPhytopathogenic Hyphomycetes, 2, 493pp, IHW-Verlag
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
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
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesAtropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade)
FamilySOLANACEAE (nightshades)
OrderSOLANALES (bindweeds and nightshades)
SubclassEU-DICOTS (dicotyledonous flowering plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
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Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Atropa belladonna (Deadly Nightshade):

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