Cirsium dissectum (L.) Hill
(Meadow Thistle)

Interactions where Cirsium dissectum 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 larva UK/Ireland Terellia ruficauda Red-tailed Thistle Fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Terellia ruficauda/Terellia ruficaudared-tailed thistle flylarva Foodplant / feeds onUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistle larva feeds on
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistlelive pycnium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by aecium Puccinia dioicae var dioicae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. dioicae/Puccinia dioicae var. dioicaea rust fungusaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistlelive aecium parasitises live
(live) live is parasitised by pycnium Puccinia dioicae var dioicae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia dioicae var. dioicae/Puccinia dioicae var. dioicaea rust funguspycnium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistlelive pycnium parasitises live
capitulum capitulum may contain larva UK/IrelandQuestionable Chaetostomella cylindrica a gall fly Diptera: Tephritidae Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae), White, I.M., 1988
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Tephritidae/Chaetostomella cylindrica/Chaetostomella cylindricaa gall flylarva Foodplant / internal feederUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistle?capitulum larva feeds within capitulum
capitulum capitulum may be infected and damaged by embedded sorus UK/Ireland Thecaphora trailii a seed smut fungus Urocystidales: Glomosporiaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
Checklist of the British and Irish Basidiomycota, Legon, N.W. & Henrici, A. with Roberts, P.J., Spooner, B.M. & Watling, R., 2005
Ustilaginales of the British Isles, Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Ustilaginomycetes/Urocystidales/Glomosporiaceae/Thecaphora trailii/Thecaphora trailiia seed smut fungusembeddedsorus Foodplant / pathogenUK and/or Eire /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistlecapitulum (7-8)embedded sorus infects and damages capitulum
leaf-mine leaf-mine may house puparium Chromatomyia autumnalis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia autumnalis/Chromatomyia autumnalisa leaf-mining flypuparium Plant / resting place / within /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistleleaf-mine puparium may be found in leaf-mine
leaf leaf is mined by larva Chromatomyia autumnalis a leaf-mining fly Diptera: Agromyzidae Diptera: Agromyzidae, Spencer, K.A., 1972
/Animalia/Arthropoda/Insecta/Diptera/Agromyzidae/Chromatomyia autumnalis/Chromatomyia autumnalisa leaf-mining flylarva Foodplant / miner /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistleleaf larva mines leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by uredinoid, mostly epiphyllous aecium Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusuredinoid, mostly epiphyllousaecium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistleliveleaf uredinoid, mostly epiphyllous aecium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous uredium Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophyllousuredium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistleliveleaf mostly hypophyllous uredium parasitises live leaf
leaf (live) live leaf is parasitised by mostly hypophyllous telium Puccinia calcitrapae a rust fungus Pucciniales: Pucciniaceae Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook, Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997
/Fungi/Basidiomycota/Pucciniomycetes/Pucciniales/Pucciniaceae/Puccinia calcitrapae/Puccinia calcitrapaea rust fungusmostly hypophylloustelium Foodplant / parasite /Plantae/Tracheophyta/Magnoliopsida/Asterales/Asteraceae/Cirsium dissectum/Cirsium dissectummeadow thistleliveleaf mostly hypophyllous telium parasitises live leaf

Author & YearTitleSource
Ellis, M.B. & J.P., 1997Microfungi on Land Plants: An Identification Handbook2nd (New Enlarged) edition, 868pp, The Richmond Publishing Co. Ltd
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
Mordue, J.E.M. & Ainsworth G.C., 1984Ustilaginales of the British IslesMycological Papers, No 154, 96pp, Commonwealth Mycological Institute
Spencer, K.A., 1972Diptera: AgromyzidaeHandbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol X. Part 5(g), 136pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London
White, I.M., 1988Tephritid Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae)Handbooks for the Identification of British Insects , Vol 10. Part 5a, 134pp, The Royal Entomological Society of London

Cirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle) may also be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesCirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle)
GenusCirsium (thistle)
TribeCardueae (“thistles”)
SubfamilyLACTUCOIDEAE (“dandelions”)
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 Cirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle)

Identification Works

Handling & MagnificationAuthorYearTitleSource
Gibbons, B. 2008 A mass of Meadow Thistle Vol 20, No. 1 Page: 13

Cirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Cirsium dissectum (Meadow Thistle):

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