Chenopodium L.
(goosefoots)

Interactions where Chenopodium 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').

Filters:

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 larva Curtonotus convexiusculus a ground beetle Coleoptera: Carabidae Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations, Bullock, J.A., 1992
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Coleoptera/Carabidae/Curtonotus convexiusculus/Curtonotus convexiusculusa ground beetlelarva Foodplant / feeds on /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/Chenopodiumgoosefoots larva feeds on
is foodplant of UK/IrelandMajor Orthotylus flavosparsus a plantbug or grassbug Hemiptera: Miridae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Miridae/Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsus/Orthotylus (Melanotrichus) flavosparsusa plantbug or grassbug Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/ChenopodiumgoosefootsMajor feeds on
has sap sucked by adult Major Parapiesma quadratum ssp quadratum Beet Leaf Bug Hemiptera: Piesmatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Piesmatidae/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratum/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratumbeet leaf bugadult Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/ChenopodiumgoosefootsMajor adult sucks sap of
has sap sucked by nymph Major Parapiesma quadratum ssp quadratum Beet Leaf Bug Hemiptera: Piesmatidae Land and Water Bugs of the British Isles, Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hemiptera/Piesmatidae/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratum/Parapiesma quadratum subsp. quadratumbeet leaf bugnymph Foodplant / sap sucker /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/ChenopodiumgoosefootsMajor nymph sucks sap of
leaf leaf is grazed by larva Major Ametastegia glabrata a sawfly Hymenoptera: Tenthredinidae Hymenoptera: 2. Symphyta. Section (b), Benson, R.B., 1952
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Hymenoptera/Tenthredinidae/Ametastegia glabrata/Ametastegia glabrataa sawflylarva Foodplant / open feeder /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/ChenopodiumgoosefootsleafMajor larva grazes on leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is spotted by crowded, epiphyllous, immersed, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph UK/Ireland Septoria chenopodii a coelomycete Capnodiales: Mycosphaerellaceae British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidia, Grove, W.B., 1935
 /Fungi/Ascomycota/Dothideomycetes/Capnodiales/Mycosphaerellaceae/Septoria chenopodii/Septoria chenopodiia coelomycetecrowded, epiphyllous, immersed, blackpycnidiumSeptoria coelomycetous anamorph Foodplant / spot causerUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/Chenopodiumgoosefootsliveleaf crowded, epiphyllous, immersed, black pycnidium of Septoria coelomycetous anamorph causes spots on live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is galled by Foreign Physoderma pulposum a chytridiomycete fungus Blastocladiales: Physodermataceae British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungi, Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002
 /Fungi/Chytridiomycota/Chytridiomycetes/Blastocladiales/Physodermataceae/Physoderma pulposum/Physoderma pulposuma chytridiomycete fungus Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/Chenopodiumgoosefootsliveleaf causes gall of live leaf
tap-root (upper part) tap-root (upper part) is galled by larva Foreign Bothynoderes affinis 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/Bothynoderes affinis/Bothynoderes affinisa weevillarva Foodplant / gallForeign /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Caryophyllales/Amaranthaceae/Chenopodium/Chenopodiumgoosefootstap-root (upper part) larva causes gall of tap-root (upper part)

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
Bullock, J.A., 1992Host Plants of British Beetles: A List of Recorded Associations11a, 24pp, Amateur Entomologists’ Society
Grove, W.B., 1935British Stem- and Leaf- Fungi: Coelomycetes Vol. I … Sphaeropsidales with hyaline conidiaVol I, 488pp, Cambridge University Press
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
Redfern, M. & Shirley, P., 2002British Plant Galls - Identification of galls on plants and fungiAIDGAP Keys, 325pp, Field Studies Council
Southwood, T.R.E. & Leston, D., 1959Land and Water Bugs of the British IslesWayside & Woodland Series, 1959 edition, 436pp, Frederick Warne & Co. Ltd.

Chenopodium (goosefoots) 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
Chenopodium album agg.
fat hen
Species aggregate 1 subtaxa 16 trophisms
Chenopodium bonus-henricus
Good-King-Henry
Species 4 trophisms
Chenopodium hybridum
Maple-leaved Goosefoot
Species 1 trophisms
Chenopodium murale
Nettle-leaved Goosefoot
Species 1 trophisms
Chenopodium polyspermum
Many-seeded Goosefoot
Species 1 trophisms
Chenopodium quinoa
Quinoa
Species 1 trophisms
Taxonomic hierarchy:
GenusChenopodium (goosefoots)
FamilyAMARANTHACEAE (goosefoots, oraches, glassworts, amaranths & pigweeds)
OrderCARYOPHYLLALES (pinks, goosefoots and docks)
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 Chenopodium (goosefoots)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Chenopodium Yeo, P.F. Acaena, taxa with spherical heads, Plant Crib 2012
Rand, M. 2010 A guide to pigweeds, goosefoots, oraches and their relatives in Hampshire: the family Amaranthaceae (formerly Amaranthaceae and Chenopodiaceae). http://hantsplants.org.uk/articles.php

Chenopodium (goosefoots) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Chenopodium (goosefoots):

BioImagesBioImages (www.bioimages.org.uk) has 136 images of Chenopodium (goosefoots)
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