Centaurium erythraea Rafn
(Common Centaury)

Interactions where Centaurium erythraea 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 sporangium UK/Ireland Peronospora erythraeae a downy mildew Peronosporales: Peronosporaceae A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles, Preece, T.F., 2002
 /Chromista/Oomycota/Peronosporea/Peronosporales/Peronosporaceae/Peronospora erythraeae/Peronospora erythraeaea downy mildewsporangium Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centaurylive sporangium parasitises live
(soil below) soil below may house pupa Smicronyx reichii a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Smicronyx reichii/Smicronyx reichiia weevilpupa Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centaurysoil below pupa may be found in soil below
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by effuse colony of Taeniolina dematiaceous anamorph UK/Ireland Taeniolina centaurii a dematiaceous anamorphic fungus Fungi of the South East England, Dennis, R.W.G., 1995
Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Taeniolina centaurii/Taeniolina centauriia dematiaceous anamorphic funguseffusecolonyTaeniolina dematiaceous anamorph Foodplant / parasiteUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centauryliveleaf effuse colony of Taeniolina dematiaceous anamorph parasitises live leaf
root (live) live root has sap sucked by subterranean UK/Ireland Aphis gentianae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to Britain, Baker, E.A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis gentianae/Aphis gentianaean aphidsubterranean Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centauryliveroot subterranean sucks sap of live root
seedhead seedhead may contain larva UK/IrelandMajor Smicronyx reichii a weevil Coleoptera: Curculionidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to Smicronychinae, Morris, M.G., 2002
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Curculionidae/Smicronyx reichii/Smicronyx reichiia weevillarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centauryseedheadMajor larva feeds within seedhead
stem base (live) live stem base has sap sucked by subterranean UK/Ireland Aphis gentianae an aphid Hemiptera: Aphididae Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to Britain, Baker, E.A., 2009
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Aphididae/Aphis gentianae/Aphis gentianaean aphidsubterranean Foodplant / sap suckerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Gentianales/Gentianaceae/Centaurium erythraea/Centaurium erythraeacommon centaurylivestem base subterranean sucks sap of live stem base

Author & YearTitleSource
Baker, E.A., 2009Aphis gentianae (Borner) and Aphis ochropus (Koch) (Aphidoidea) new to BritainBr. J. Ent. Nat. Hist. 22: 147-150.
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
Morris, M.G., 2002True Weevils (Part I): Family Curculionidae, subfamilies Raymondionyminae to SmicronychinaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects, Vol 5, Part 17b, 149pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
Preece, T.F., 2002A Checklist of the Downy Mildews (Peronosporaceae) of the British Isles33pp, British Mycological Society

Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCentaurium erythraea (Common Centaury)
GenusCentaurium (centauries)
FamilyGENTIANACEAE (centauries and gentians)
OrderGENTIANALES (bedstraws, gentians and periwinkles)
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 Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury)

Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Centaurium erythraea (Common Centaury):

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